(Press-News.org) U.S. veterans report average happiness levels of 5.41 out of 7, with greater happiness most associated with reporting greater purpose in life, lower depressive symptoms, and higher optimism, emotional stability, and resilience
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0313609
Article Title: Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study
Author Countries: U.S.
Funding: Preparation of this report was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1IK1CX002532-01 (PJN). Funders did not play any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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US veterans report average happiness levels of 5.41 out of 7, with greater happiness most associated with reporting greater purpose in life, lower depressive symptoms, and higher optimism, emotional s
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