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Global Flourishing Study Research Publications

Human Flourishing Program Team

Jun 8

The Researchers behind the Global Flourishing Study

The Researchers behind the Global Flourishing Study

The Researchers behind the Global Flourishing Study

Human Flourishing Program Team

Jun 8

Report: Adolescent flourishing in schools

Report: Adolescent flourishing in schools

Report: Adolescent flourishing in schools

Human Flourishing Program Team

Jun 8

What does it mean to love someone for who they are?

What does it mean to love someone for who they are?

What does it mean to love someone for who they are?

Tucker Sigourney

Jun 4

Map of the world

Map of the world

The Global Flourishing Study Is Now a Global Resource

Human Flourishing Program Team

May 29

Sistine chapel painting. Adobe stock.

Sistine chapel painting. Adobe stock.

Grandeur of Humanity in the Age of AI

Brendan Case

May 27

How to Flourish: What Research Tells Us

How to Flourish: What Research Tells Us

How to Flourish: What Research Tells Us

Human Flourishing Program Team

May 23

Measuring Eudaimonia With Meaning and Character

Measuring Eudaimonia With Meaning and Character

Measuring Eudaimonia With Meaning and Character

Tyler VanderWeele

Apr 29

Can We Remain Human in the Age of AI?

Can We Remain Human in the Age of AI?

Can We Remain Human in the Age of AI?

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 17

What Brings Meaning and Purpose in Life?

What Brings Meaning and Purpose in Life?

What Brings Meaning and Purpose in Life?

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 8

Does Spiritual Life Reduce Substance Abuse?

Does Spiritual Life Reduce Substance Abuse?

Does Spiritual Life Reduce Substance Abuse?

Tyler VanderWeele

Feb 18

Reconnecting Our Communities

Reconnecting Our Communities

Reconnecting Our Communities

Tyler VanderWeele

Dec 10, 2025

Intellectual Diversity, Flourishing and the Pursuit of Truth

Intellectual Diversity, Flourishing and the Pursuit of Truth

Intellectual Diversity, Flourishing and the Pursuit of Truth

Tyler VanderWeele

Nov 25, 2025

How Love Helps Us Flourish

How Love Helps Us Flourish

How Love Helps Us Flourish

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 28, 2025

Assessing Academic Flourishing

Assessing Academic Flourishing

Assessing Academic Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 20, 2025

The Importance of Recognizing Moral Trauma in Clinical Care

The Importance of Recognizing Moral Trauma in Clinical Care

The Importance of Recognizing Moral Trauma in Clinical Care

Tyler VanderWeele

Sep 16, 2025

Flourishing at the End of Life

Flourishing at the End of Life

Flourishing at the End of Life

Tyler VanderWeele

Aug 25, 2025

Forgiveness Around the Global Flourishing Study

Forgiveness Around the Global Flourishing Study

Forgiveness Around the Global Flourishing Study

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 23, 2025

Insights From the Global Flourishing Study

Insights From the Global Flourishing Study

Insights From the Global Flourishing Study

Tyler VanderWeele

May 1, 2025

Education for Flourishing

Education for Flourishing

Education for Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 25, 2025

Meaning in Life and Human Flourishing

Meaning in Life and Human Flourishing

Meaning in Life and Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Feb 25, 2025

Better Together: Integrating the Sciences and Humanities

Better Together: Integrating the Sciences and Humanities

Better Together: Integrating the Sciences and Humanities

Tyler VanderWeele

Dec 26, 2024

Hope and Rational Optimism

Hope and Rational Optimism

Hope and Rational Optimism

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 31, 2024

A Theology of Health and Human Flourishing

A Theology of Health and Human Flourishing

A Theology of Health and Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 9, 2024

Gratitude Shown to Extend Longevity

Gratitude Shown to Extend Longevity

Gratitude Shown to Extend Longevity

Tyler VanderWeele

Aug 11, 2024

The Importance of Forgiveness Campaigns

The Importance of Forgiveness Campaigns

The Importance of Forgiveness Campaigns

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 16, 2024

The Power of Forgiveness

The Power of Forgiveness

The Power of Forgiveness

Tyler VanderWeele

Apr 19, 2024

The Global Flourishing Study

The Global Flourishing Study

The Global Flourishing Study

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 27, 2024

Making the Religion-Health Research Foundation Even Stronger

Making the Religion-Health Research Foundation Even Stronger

Making the Religion-Health Research Foundation Even Stronger

Tyler VanderWeele

Dec 27, 2023

A Critical Look at Flourishing

A Critical Look at Flourishing

A Critical Look at Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Nov 30, 2023

Love to Overcome Hate

Love to Overcome Hate

Love to Overcome Hate

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 30, 2023

Well-Being in the Workplace

Well-Being in the Workplace

Well-Being in the Workplace

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 22, 2023

Better Together: How We Can Build Connected Communities

Better Together: How We Can Build Connected Communities

Better Together: How We Can Build Connected Communities

Tyler VanderWeele

Sep 20, 2023

"For Better, for Worse": Marriage and Flourishing

"For Better, for Worse": Marriage and Flourishing

"For Better, for Worse": Marriage and Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Feb 20, 2023

Why Caring and Character Matter

Why Caring and Character Matter

Why Caring and Character Matter

Tyler VanderWeele

Dec 20, 2022

Lighting the Darkness of Suffering

Lighting the Darkness of Suffering

Lighting the Darkness of Suffering

Tyler VanderWeele

Nov 15, 2022

Why Young People's Mental Well-Being Is in Such Decline

Why Young People's Mental Well-Being Is in Such Decline

Why Young People's Mental Well-Being Is in Such Decline

Tyler VanderWeele

Aug 24, 2022

Why Spirituality Matters in Medicine

Why Spirituality Matters in Medicine

Why Spirituality Matters in Medicine

Tyler VanderWeele

Jul 11, 2022

Philosophies of Work: Ideas From the Platonic Tradition

Philosophies of Work: Ideas From the Platonic Tradition

Philosophies of Work: Ideas From the Platonic Tradition

Tyler VanderWeele

May 23, 2022

How Can We Learn About Human Flourishing from Research?

How Can We Learn About Human Flourishing from Research?

How Can We Learn About Human Flourishing from Research?

Tyler VanderWeele

Apr 26, 2022

Seeking Peace Through Love

Seeking Peace Through Love

Seeking Peace Through Love

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 23, 2022

Beyond Happiness: The Role of Life Satisfaction in Human Flourishing

Beyond Happiness: The Role of Life Satisfaction in Human Flourishing

Beyond Happiness: The Role of Life Satisfaction in Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Feb 16, 2022

How We Can Rebuild Communities After the Pandemic

How We Can Rebuild Communities After the Pandemic

How We Can Rebuild Communities After the Pandemic

Tyler VanderWeele

Dec 20, 2021

How Schooling Types Affect Human Flourishing

How Schooling Types Affect Human Flourishing

How Schooling Types Affect Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Nov 9, 2021

Flourishing at Work and Flourishing in Life

Flourishing at Work and Flourishing in Life

Flourishing at Work and Flourishing in Life

Tyler VanderWeele

Sep 29, 2021

Character and Human Flourishing

Character and Human Flourishing

Character and Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Aug 24, 2021

How to Measure Well-Being

How to Measure Well-Being

How to Measure Well-Being

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 28, 2021

Preventing and Healing Child Abuse in Religious Communities

Preventing and Healing Child Abuse in Religious Communities

Preventing and Healing Child Abuse in Religious Communities

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 16, 2021

How Religious Community Is Linked to Human Flourishing

How Religious Community Is Linked to Human Flourishing

How Religious Community Is Linked to Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Feb 24, 2021

Focus and Flourishing at Work

Focus and Flourishing at Work

Focus and Flourishing at Work

Tyler VanderWeele

Jan 26, 2021

Focus and Flourishing at Work

Focus and Flourishing at Work

Focus and Flourishing at Work

Tyler VanderWeele

Jan 26, 2021

Hope for the Next Year and Beyond

Hope for the Next Year and Beyond

Hope for the Next Year and Beyond

Tyler VanderWeele

Dec 20, 2020

Simple Activities to Enhance Flourishing

Simple Activities to Enhance Flourishing

Simple Activities to Enhance Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Nov 18, 2020

National Well-Being Before and During the Pandemic

National Well-Being Before and During the Pandemic

National Well-Being Before and During the Pandemic

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 19, 2020

Volunteering and Human Flourishing

Volunteering and Human Flourishing

Volunteering and Human Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Aug 25, 2020

Well-Being and the Calculus of Lives Under COVID-19

Well-Being and the Calculus of Lives Under COVID-19

Well-Being and the Calculus of Lives Under COVID-19

Tyler VanderWeele

Jul 13, 2020

Citizenship in a Networked Age

Citizenship in a Networked Age

Citizenship in a Networked Age

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 30, 2020

Balancing Negative News Reporting: Promoting the Good

Balancing Negative News Reporting: Promoting the Good

Balancing Negative News Reporting: Promoting the Good

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 3, 2020

Love of Neighbor During the Pandemic

Love of Neighbor During the Pandemic

Love of Neighbor During the Pandemic

Tyler VanderWeele

May 20, 2020

Deaths of Despair and the Role of Religion

Deaths of Despair and the Role of Religion

Deaths of Despair and the Role of Religion

Tyler VanderWeele

May 10, 2020

The Global Flourishing Study

The Global Flourishing Study

The Global Flourishing Study

Tyler VanderWeele

Apr 30, 2020

Flourishing Amidst Coronavirus

Flourishing Amidst Coronavirus

Flourishing Amidst Coronavirus

Tyler VanderWeele

Mar 25, 2020

What Is Positive Epidemiology?

What Is Positive Epidemiology?

What Is Positive Epidemiology?

Tyler VanderWeele

Feb 24, 2020

Work Instead of Welfare for Flourishing– How Far Does it Go?

Work Instead of Welfare for Flourishing– How Far Does it Go?

Work Instead of Welfare for Flourishing– How Far Does it Go?

Tyler VanderWeele

Oct 28, 2019

Does a Religious Upbringing Promote Generosity or Not?

Does a Religious Upbringing Promote Generosity or Not?

Does a Religious Upbringing Promote Generosity or Not?

Tyler VanderWeele

Sep 24, 2019

Video Games, Violence, Media, and Suicide

Video Games, Violence, Media, and Suicide

Video Games, Violence, Media, and Suicide

Tyler VanderWeele

Aug 25, 2019

Flourishing in Medicine

Flourishing in Medicine

Flourishing in Medicine

Tyler VanderWeele

Jul 28, 2019

How Parental Love Impacts Flourishing Later in Life

How Parental Love Impacts Flourishing Later in Life

How Parental Love Impacts Flourishing Later in Life

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 27, 2019

Forgiveness: An Important Aspect of Flourishing

Forgiveness: An Important Aspect of Flourishing

Forgiveness: An Important Aspect of Flourishing

Tyler VanderWeele

Jun 26, 2019

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138

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