If You're Happy and You Know It, Are You Liberal?
When you ask Americans who's happier, people who consider themselves conservatives tend to say they are. But a new study finds that when you look at objective criteria, liberals look happier than conservatives.
Data from organizations that take online surveys, users of social media, transcripts and photographs from Congress show liberals smile more and use more positive language than conservatives.
"We were surprised by how consistently happiness-related behavior was predicted by having a liberal political ideology," said Sean Wojcik, who's working on his PhD in psychology and social behavior at the University of California Irvine.
"If you ask people to rate themselves across almost any set of positive traits - intelligence, social skills, even driving ability - most will rate themselves above average."
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/if-youre-happy-you-know-it-are-you-liberal-n322436
