Embrace a Lengthy and Joyful Existence: Forge Connections with Peers, Outsiders, and Officials, Affirms Recent Research
🤪🗞️ Life's a beach when you've got trust!
🌟👥 Neighbors, babysitters, grandmas - trust mofo means happiness!
Check out this nutty science stuff: people who trust others, be it friend or government, seem to be way happier overall than those who don't.
Yup, got a new study over at the 🧠📝💭📈 Psychological Bulletin Journal showing this shit. Turns out, trust is like the rocket fuel for happiness, mental wellbeing, and overall life satisfaction.
"Old school, new school, healthy or diseased, trust is crucial for being a damn happy camper," says Catrin Finkenauer, one of the researchers involved in the study.
Now, this ain't a shocker for folks who grew up playing "Trust Fall" or "Capture the Flag," but apparently it's a big deal for kids, teens, and old-timers too!
The study takes a gander at three types of trust – interpersonal trust (your friends, family, and so on), institutional trust (the government, big banks), and social trust (thinking most people are actually decent human beings).
Guess what? The more trust you got in any of these areas, the more content and satisfied you're likely to be with your shitty life.
🌟🌈🦄 Trust makes well-being continuous
Now, here's the twist – well-being seems to boost and strengthen trust over time, creating a never-ending loop of trust and happiness. Kinda like one of those dumb Snapchat filters that won't go away…
Not everyone benefits from this trust-happiness connection, though. For example, studies in 38 European countries have shown that racial and ethnic minorities are typically more mistrusting, which can lead to less happiness and satisfaction. But while forcing trust may be a lost cause, creating supportive environments that foster trust can still help close the gap between different cultures and backgrounds.
"Trust: the key to a richer life?" Finkenauer asks. "You bet your ass it is, partner!"
PS: Here's some extra tidbits on trust, for those Trivial Pursuit-obsessed freaks:
🚀🌈 Factors affecting the connection between trust and well-being:
✅ Trust in relationships strengthens social networks, which promotes mental health and decreases anxiety and depression.
✅ The "Need-to-Belong Theory" explains that trust helps us form meaningful relationships, contributing to well-being.
✅ Trust positively impacts well-being universally, across all genders and vulnerable populations.
- Science reveals that trust, particularly in relationships, institutions, and society, plays a pivotal role in promoting mental health, overall life satisfaction, and well-being.
- In the realm of health-and-wellness, mental health specifically, trust has a profound impact, fostering social networks and promoting a continuous state of well-being, while reducing anxiety and depression.
