Population Well-being Lab

To put the low Afghan well-being score in context, they compared the data from @Gallup World Poll and the @ehero_eur World Database of Happiness, covering > 170 countries in 1946-2022. Afghan's life satisfaction after the Taliban regaining power was the lowest ever recorded.

The study made use of a population-representative sample of Afghan adults from the @Gallup World Poll to show that both the average life satisfaction (1.28 on 0-10 scale) and hope (1.02 on a 0-10 scale) scores declined to its lowest from 2019 to 2022 after the War ended.

Published this week in @ScienceAdvances: @LDStutzman, with @phyllis_lun @meiyang2025 @KenithChan @felixckc, investigates historically low well-being in Afghanistan after the 2022 military withdrawal. Read here 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @pwb_lab @UofTArtSci @UofT

🤗 In 2024, benevolent acts continue to be 10% more frequent than in 2017-19 in all generations and almost all global regions, despite evidence of a return towards pre-COVID levels. Yeeun Archer Lee (@TrinityWestern) and Felix Cheung (@UofT) examine the evidence.👇

According to the new World Happiness Report, believing in the kindness of others is key to your happiness – and that of an entire population. #UofTArtSci’s Felix Cheung shares insights on the annual ranking of the world’s happiest countries. Read more: bit.ly/4hn7W9i

The McGill-UofT Wellbeing Research Seminar's final part in a 3-month series on Social Media and Wellbeing was held on March 11. Here's our panel discussion with @mikey_jensen, @alexeymakarin, & @AmandaFerg00 Moderated by @sofia_panasiuk youtu.be/3bAzHpeuTdI #happiness #CHERN

Stay updated & register for the McGill-UofT Wellbeing Seminar: cheung.artsci.utoronto.ca/mcgill-uoft-we…. 📷 Don't miss insightful discussions on the latest in well-being research!

Our first event of the 2024-2025 season kicks off next week on October 8 with Dr. Kelsey O’Connor! 📷 Join us from 12-1pm Toronto/Montreal/New York time, 9am in Vancouver/San Francisco, 5pm in London, and 6pm in Paris. Mark your calendar!

The McGill-UofT Wellbeing Seminar is back! Join us monthly for online talks with researchers on key well-being topics. Each 3-month mini-series features two perspectives, followed by a panel discussion. Talks are at noon EST on select Tuesdays. 📷

Today the @pwb_lab and I publish the 2024 Canadian Happiness Report! Confirming the findings of @HappinessRpt, Canadians do feel that the quality of their lives are declining, however they remain very satisfied with these lives (especially before the pandemic)! 🧵 1/10

Register for the McGill-UofT Wellbeing Seminar by following this link: tinyurl.com/wellbeing-semi….

The first event is happening December 4, 2023. Events are hosted online, using Zoom from noon-1pm Toronto/Montreal/New York time, 9am in Vancouver/San Francisco, 5pm in London (subject to occasional timezone changes).

The McGill-UofT Wellbeing Seminar hosts a series of open online talks and discussions with leading researchers in the realm of wellbeing across a variety of disciplines. This seminar series, held at noon on the first (or occasionally second) Monday of every month.

Happiness has grown as a policy indicator, while Canadian happiness has been on the decline. Building Happy Cities (Winter term, PSY1210) will conceptualize cities as hubs to promote happiness through improvements in built, natural & social environments: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sofc/…

We're looking for two UofT undergrads to join us as research assistants to develop teaching and learning materials on using generative AIs and create tools that use generative AI to facilitate the research process. More details here: cheung.artsci.utoronto.ca/were-hiring/

We are interested in your thoughts and welcome you to get in touch if you are interested in continuing this conversation. There are many questions to answer, much work to do, and lots to build along the path to a fair, just and flourishing world. 9/9

So, if you're interested in learning more about well-being distributions and why they matter, be sure to check out our latest blog article via our lab’s website: cheung.artsci.utoronto.ca/wellbeing-dist… 8/9

How should we measure the inequality of wellbeing within a society? Today, we released a report arguing that the most democratic way is simple: just report the entire distribution. cheung.artsci.utoronto.ca/wellbeing-dist… 1/9