articleBMJDec 4, 2008HYBRID OA

Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study

JHJames H. FowlerNANicholas A. Christakis

University of California, San Diego · Harvard University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Objectives

To evaluate whether happiness can spread from person to person and whether niches of happiness form within social networks.

Design

Longitudinal social network analysis.

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Keywords
  • Happiness
  • Social psychology
  • Psychology
  • Interpersonal ties
  • Six degrees of separation
  • Longitudinal study
  • Framingham Heart Study
  • Social network (sociolinguistics)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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