Investigation in Solomon Islands and Bangladesh Directed by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (@ICTA_UABAnd McGill University in Canada has separated happiness from wealth “In societies where money plays an insignificant role.”

Researchers have lived with small fishing communities with varying degrees of income earning, interviewing 678 locals – about 85% of men – between 20 and 50 years old who live in rural and urban areas, Icta-UAB reported this Tuesday in a statement.

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a study ICTA_UAB s mcgillu It demonstrates that societies in which money plays an insignificant role have very high levels of happiness. https://t.co/PmGxoUw99Y pic.twitter.com/CE8pXMXDTz

– ICTA-UAB (ICTA_UAB) February 9, 2021

Levels of happiness expressed by participants in the study published in Plus One Magazine, Comparable with Scandinavian countries, They usually get the highest rating in the world.

It was at these meetings that they met them Moods, lifestyle and home activities And related to fishing, their income and their level of integration, which helped discover that in urban areas of Bangladesh, where money was used the most, happiness levels were lower.

Icta-UAB researcher and lead author of the note, Sarah Minaro, stated that “in locations with less income, the things that make her feel happier are You spend as much time as possible with your family And be in touch with nature. “

Instead, as money becomes more visible, it has a more important role, and thus “these results indicate that, especially in its early stages, it can be really detrimental to happiness.”

Other author of the work and Professor of the Department of Planetary and Earth Sciences at McGill, Eric Galbraith He indicated that the investigation concluded that Happiness is not associated with high income and material wealth And that “if these results are replicated elsewhere and factors that contribute to subjective well-being are identified,” it may help avoid the associated environmental costs in less developed regions.

“When people feel comfortable, safe and free to enjoy life within a strong community, they are happy, regardless of whether they make money or not,” said Chris Barrington, a researcher at the Belair School of the Environment in McGill.