Can't Buy Happiness

Money, personality, and well-being
by Ryan T. Howell, Ph.D.

Can Money Buy Happiness? Money and Need Satisfaction.

By Ryan T. Howell, Ph.D. on January 27, 2013 in Can't Buy Happiness

If materialistic pursuits, those that are embodied by the American Dream, are not making people happier, then are the hours we spend pursuing better careers, nicer homes, and faster cars, in vain? We believe the problem is that people are simply spending their money on the wrong things (literally). Read More

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Ryan T. Howell, Ph.D.

Ryan T. Howell, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University.

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