Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:29:43 BST CiteULike: yuhcs Norton http://www.citeulike.org/user/yuhc/author/Norton CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/yuhc/article/2568405 <i>Science, Vol. 319, No. 5870. (21 March 2008), pp. 1687-1688.</i><br /><br />Although much research has examined the effect of income on happiness, we suggest that how people spend their money may be at least as important as how much money they earn. Specifically, we hypothesized that spending money on other people may have a more positive impact on happiness than spending money on oneself. Providing converging evidence for this hypothesis, we found that spending more of one's income on others predicted greater happiness both cross-sectionally (in a nationally representative survey study) and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending). Finally, participants who were randomly assigned to spend money on others experienced greater happiness than those assigned to spend money on themselves. 10.1126/science.1150952 Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness Elizabeth Dunn Lara Aknin Michael Norton doi:10.1126/science.1150952 Science, Vol. 319, No. 5870. (21 March 2008), pp. 1687-1688. 2008-03-21T02:18:22-00:00 2008 Science 319 5870 1687 1688 sciencemag