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STUDY: ISRAELI TEENS THIRD HAPPIEST IN WORLD, ARMENIA FIRST
CBS
Sept 10 2012
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - A recent study finds that Israeli teenagers are
the third happiest in the world, while Canadian teens are least happy.
The World Health Organization reports that Armenian teenagers came out
on top as the happiest teens in the world. Macedonia came in second,
while Israel, Holland, Iceland, and Spain all tied for third.
Despite being ranked the third-happiest in the world, Israel was
also ranked fifth for being the angriest. Turkey ranked first in that
category, followed by Greece, Romania, and Armenia.
Canadian teens turned out to be the least happy, according to the
study.
"The seemingly confounding results on happiness and anger make sense,"
Dr. Yossi Harel-Fish, the WHO's head Israeli researcher and leader
of the International Research Program on Adolescent Well-Being and
Health at Bar-Ilan University, said.
Dr. Harel-Fish told The Times of Israel that tension and anger have
to do with an immediate "here and now" feeling.
The research took place over four years in 34 countries. Researchers
asked teenagers to rate their lives on a scale of 0-10, with half of
Israelis rating their lives either a nine or 10.
More than 4,700 Israeli teens took part in the study.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/09/10/study-israeli-teens-third-happiest-in-world/
CBS
Sept 10 2012
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - A recent study finds that Israeli teenagers are
the third happiest in the world, while Canadian teens are least happy.
The World Health Organization reports that Armenian teenagers came out
on top as the happiest teens in the world. Macedonia came in second,
while Israel, Holland, Iceland, and Spain all tied for third.
Despite being ranked the third-happiest in the world, Israel was
also ranked fifth for being the angriest. Turkey ranked first in that
category, followed by Greece, Romania, and Armenia.
Canadian teens turned out to be the least happy, according to the
study.
"The seemingly confounding results on happiness and anger make sense,"
Dr. Yossi Harel-Fish, the WHO's head Israeli researcher and leader
of the International Research Program on Adolescent Well-Being and
Health at Bar-Ilan University, said.
Dr. Harel-Fish told The Times of Israel that tension and anger have
to do with an immediate "here and now" feeling.
The research took place over four years in 34 countries. Researchers
asked teenagers to rate their lives on a scale of 0-10, with half of
Israelis rating their lives either a nine or 10.
More than 4,700 Israeli teens took part in the study.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/09/10/study-israeli-teens-third-happiest-in-world/