Which countries are happiest and why? With Lara Aknin, PhD

Published: May 29, 2024, 7:30 a.m.

The 2024 World Happiness Report, which ranks the happiness levels of countries around the world, found that young Americans are less happy than their peers in many other countries. Psychology professor Lara Aknin, PhD, an editor of the report, talks about how the report defines happiness, why young people\u2019s happiness levels may have dropped in the U.S, what drives happiness, and why being generous makes people happy \u2013 even when they don\u2019t have much to spare.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices