Tag: self-esteem

Pennies for Loneliness

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Ka-ching! Money can’t buy happiness, but can it buy LONELINESS? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Deborah Ward and colleagues from the University at Buffalo wondered. The researchers surveyed almost a thousand people. They asked questions like, how much time did you spend alone in

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Happiness Unplugged

Is the key to your teen’s happiness… a smartphone? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. They’re texting, on Facebook, or playing games. They SEEM to be enjoying themselves. After all, they KEEP playing Candy Crush and scrolling through their news feed. But could all of

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