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The formula for a happy life is actually very simple, grateful for what you have. But behind it seems there is also a genetic role.
Starting from the idea of two researchers included Michael Minkov of Varna University of Management, Bulgaria and Michael Bond of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to combine data from the World Values Survey (level of satisfaction of one's life based on place of residence), the results of research conducted geneticist Kenneth K Kidd of Yale University.
By both, the second this data is combined with other data such as climate, disease trends and the level of the economy in each country. After a 'blended', they found a strong correlation between a country's level of happiness with the presence or absence of gene variants of FAAH (fatty acid amide hydrolase), that rs324420 in the genetic makeup of the population.
In general, the gene variant on duty to help prevent decline compound that plays a role in increasing the satisfaction and happiness, as well as reduce pain. In other words, those who have the gene variant tend to be known as someone who cheerfully.
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When viewed from a larger scale, the state, the four countries, namely Ghana, Nigeria, Mexico and Colombia are the most 'lucky', because the majority of their population have the gene variant.
Below them there is Iraq, Jordan, Hong Kong and China. People here also reported 'not so happy with his life' and have fewer variants of the gene.
While in Europe, the countries that are in the northern hemisphere proved to be happier, such as Sweden (26.3 percent). As an illustration, only 21 percent of Britons and 20 percent of Germans who have the gene variant.
Indonesia's own people's happiness level is still above Iraq, Russia, Korea and China. However, Indonesia is still less 'happy' than its neighbors, namely Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore prevalence dangerously close to Ghana.
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Even so researchers ensured, the gene also is not the only aspect that determines a person's happiness. Because according to them, the people of countries such as Russia and Estonia actually have quite a lot of FAAH gene variant, it's just life satisfaction level is relatively low compared to other countries.
One of the triggers are differences in climate, as well as economic and political difficulties. In addition to cold climates, the people of Eastern Europe are also often faced with the economic problems that affect the level of happiness.
"Not that a country not blessed with the right DNA can not be happy. The level of happiness itself still can go up and down for various reasons," concluded the researchers Minkov was quoted as saying of the Journal of Happiness Studies,
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