Study Finds Being Around Birds Makes Us Happier
Does spotting a unique little feathered fellow outside your window put a smile on your face? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent ...
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Posted — UpdatedScientists from the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, the iDiv, and the University of Kiel conducted large-scale research on whether diversity in natural surroundings increases human well-being.
Using data from the 2012 European Quality of Life Survey, which examined how European citizens felt about objective circumstances and their lives in general, the researchers studied the connection between the diversity of bird species in their surroundings and the life satisfaction in more than 26,000 adults from 26 countries.
They found that exposure to an additional 10% of bird species boosted the respondents’ satisfaction with their lives as much as a comparable increase in income.
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