杨玲
Nothingmakesushappierthanourfamiliesandlovedones,anewstudyshows,withface-to-facesocializingbeat-ingreachingouttopeopleonlinehandsdown.
TheHappinessBarometer,conductedin16countriesacrosstheglobe,wasbasedontheCoca-ColaHappinessIndex,whichsurveyedbetween500to1,000peoplepercountry.
Almosttwo-fifths,or40percent,ofthosesurveyedsaidcatchingupwiththeirlovedonesafterworkwasthehappiesttimeoftheirday,whilemorethan20percentsaidtheywerehappiestwheneatingwiththeirfamilies.Bycontrast,only5percentsaidtheywerehappiestwhenconnectingwithfriendsonline,andevenless--2percent--saidthefirsttextmessageofthedaymadethemjoyful.
Familiesandpartnerswere,byfar,thebiggestsourceofhappinessforalmost80percentofthosesurveyed,withfriendscomingupnextat15percent.
“Despiteourcelebritydrivencul-ture,fameisnotlikelyinitselftobeaprimarysourceofhappiness.Instead,realhappinessdependsonourconnectingwithpeople,especiallythroughloveandkindness,”thestudysaid.
Hugsandfoodalsomadealotofpeoplehappy,especiallyinBritainandRussia,wherealmostathirdofpeoplesaidtheyarelikelytofindcomfortinahugorseekitinfood.
ThecountriessurveyedwereFrance,Italy,Spain,Britain,Belgium,
Bulgaria,Romania,Turkey,Russia,SouthAfrica,China,Philippines,Argen-
tina,Brazil,MexicoandtheUnitedStates.