PSYCH354 Lecture 1:
1 Feb 2019
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Psych 354r - lecture 1 - introduction and research methods. Crucial ingredients: interdependence that"s bidirectional, extended over time, extended across situations. Extended over time: affected past and further interactions in the future. Extended across situations: what house to live in, etc. close, personal rls. with expectations of sexual intimacy. Close relationships are universally valued important across age groups, across cultures, have been important across time. People who have strong social bonds tend to live longer, be happier, and thrive more economically . Married people report greater happiness than those who are separated, widowed, unmarried and living together relationship quality is also important: married person in a good quality marriage are happier than those who are married with bad quality marriage. Single consistent predictor of well-being in 42 countries: quality of close relationships. Happiest people (top 10%) have one thing in common: good relationships. 40% of married adults and 23% of unmarried adults report being very happy .
