Research
People who feel humiliated tend to be less happy, and rumination may partly explain why
PsyPost · By Vladimir Hedrih ·
The Brief
- An online survey conducted in Poland found that people who reported more humiliation tended to be less happy.
- The humiliation measured included both past humiliating experiences and fear of being humiliated in the future.
- Statistical analyses suggested that rumination may partly explain the link between humiliation and lower happiness.
Why it matters
The findings point to rumination as a possible pathway between humiliation and reduced well-being, which could guide future research, but they come from a single online survey and do not establish cause and effect.
Who’s affected
- psychology researchers
- readers interested in well-being and mental health
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- #happiness
- #rumination
- #well-being
- #psychology
An online survey conducted in Poland found that people who reported more humiliation, including both past humiliating experiences and fear of being humiliated in the future, tended to be less happy and more prone to rumination. Statistical analyses suggested that rumination…