[New post] Having a sense of meaning is less important for your happiness if you’re rich

BPS Research Digest posted: " By Emily Reynolds Searching for meaning is something many of us experience throughout our lives: finding something to strive for that gives shape, direction, and purpose to the things we choose to do. For some, this meaning is religious; some politica" New post on Research Digest Having a sense of meaning is less important for your happiness if you're rich by BPS Research Digest By Emily Reynolds Searching for meaning is something many of us experience throughout our lives: finding something to strive for that gives shape, direction, and purpose to the things we choose to do. For some, this meaning is religious; some political; some interpersonal. And having a sense of meaning can bring us happiness (or, if we lack meaning, unhappiness). A new study to be published in Emotion looks at the relationship between meaning and happiness in the context of financial resources. Rhia Catapano from the University of Toronto and colleagues find that meaning is a far weaker predictor of happiness for rich people than poorer people — suggesting economic resources can impact how we experience meaning. Read more of this post BPS Research Digest | March 4, 2022 at 10:37 am | Categories: Emotion, Money, The self | URL: https://wp.me/p7Lf0f-bRE Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Research Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2022/03/04/having-a-sense-of-meaning-is-less-important-for-your-happiness-if-youre-rich/