Birth of the Gene for Happiness

Happiness was not only from environmental factors. A total of 50 percent is influenced by genetic causes.

A recent study in the journal Psychological Science reveals happiness can be derived. Indeed, the trigger happiness is very broad, not limited to external factors.

During the time it was thought, happiness contributor due to external factors such as health, social interaction, and careers. Change your view, partly influenced by genetic causes of happiness.

One component of a person is genetically likely to be happy. Studies initiated by Tim Bates, Alexander Weiss, PhD, PhD, and Michelle Luciano included 1000 pairs of identical twins and nonidentik to prove that genes for traits contributing to happiness.

Antarkeduanya linkage is believed as one of "reserves" trigger happiness, especially in times that cause stress.

"The discovery is very surprising because most affected by the genetic trigger of happiness," said lead researcher Tim Bates from University of Edinburgh.

Researchers used subjects aged 25-75 years. The entire subject is required to fill out questionnaires about personality include feelings of fear and level of safety in all aspects of life.

Subjects using the twins because identical twins have identical genetic similarity compared with your relationship. Therefore, researchers can identify genetic and personality traits based on how much influence a person to be more happy.

Bates added, people who like to interact, active activities, hardworking, and carefully tended to be happy.

"This study shows that identical twins have similar personalities and happiness. Unlike the results with siblings, only some of which has some similarities, "said Bates.

He emphasized that this similarity due to genetic similarity. The study is therefore important to understand the puzzle like collecting depression and cause a person feel happier, while others do not.

Back Bates concludes that the same person has genetic implications for the nature and personality and affect happiness when stress strikes.

"Genetic substantial role of the character and personality as well as the causes of happiness. Researchers call it? Reserve 'that affect happiness, "he said.

Meanwhile, other researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Alexander Weiss, PhD, the study revealed identical twins successfully proved the same bergenetik affect the nature and personality, especially happiness.

"Living in freedom is the essence of human life," says Weiss.

While happiness comes from outside, the result of this discovery to enrich a person's happiness is genetic triggers. Weiss continued, the results of these studies does not mean someone who is not happy not having these genes cause the life of concern and seriousness.

Both Bates, Weiss and Luciano asserts genetic influence a person's happiness. Nevertheless, all three agreed not to ignore other factors.

"For example, when someone started to work towards achieving its goal of showing happiness will increase sharply," said Michelle Luciano PhD.

Once on the contrary, if the stop work, then the score obtained by any decline. In addition, someone who is active in social activities and tend to be happy, but this is naturally a person's character.