Buying time promotes happiness.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 114(32): 8523-8527, 2017 08 08.
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ABSTRACT
Around the world, increases in wealth have produced an unintended consequence a rising sense of time scarcity. We provide evidence that using money to buy time can provide a buffer against this time famine, thereby promoting happiness. Using large, diverse samples from the United States, Canada, Denmark, and The Netherlands (n = 6,271), we show that individuals who spend money on time-saving services report greater life satisfaction. A field experiment provides causal evidence that working adults report greater happiness after spending money on a time-saving purchase than on a material purchase. Together, these results suggest that using money to buy time can protect people from the detrimental effects of time pressure on life satisfaction.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Satisfação Pessoal
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Qualidade de Vida
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Felicidade
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article