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Dads in Study Regret Small Families More Than Moms

By Paul KixSep 5th 2010 – 3:10PM
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(Sept. 5) -- It's fairly well documented that women with children are unhappier than men at work. A new study confirms that, too, but offers its own twist: Male scientists who said their careers kept them from having more children regretted their sparsely populated households more than their female counterparts. The...

Aloha! Hawaii Tops State-by-State Wellness Poll

By Katie DrummondJul 23rd 2010 – 2:08PM

(July 23) -- Surprise, surprise. Residents of the Aloha State have held onto their top spot ranking on Gallup's annual wellness survey -- and set a record for the highest score tabulated since the survey was launched in 2007. Hawaii took No. 1 for the first half of 2010, with a total wellness score of 72.3. But there's...

Background on emotional health

Mental health describes a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder. From the perspective of 'positive psychology' or 'holism', mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.

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