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What Makes You Happier, Money or Respect?

SodaHead Living 2012/06/22 18:00:00
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Was it Lil' Kim who rapped the lyrics "Money power respect... It's the key to life"? Turns out, she was only partly right. New research suggests happiness has a lot more to do with respect than it does with money, Medical News Today reports.

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In a series of studies, psychological scientist Cameron Anderson of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, found that:

1) Respect and admiration, but not socioeconomic status, predicted students' social well-being. 2) The relationship between respect/admiration and well-being was partly due to the sense of power and social acceptance that the students felt in their personal relationships. And 3) Changes in respect/admiration corresponded to changes in MBA students' well-being. And respect/admiration predicted well-being more strongly than socioeconomic status.

"I was surprised at how fluid these effects were -- if someone's [social] standing in their local ladder went up or down, so did their happiness, even over the course of 9 months," said Anderson. What makes you happier: money or respect?
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  • jackie 2012/06/22 23:25:40 (edited)
    Money
    jackie
    +16
    Im a loner. People always had bad opinions of me and talked about me.

    some people like it when you are poor and pathetic like them, but when you get some money they all hate.

    thats what stop some people from being successful. because of what other people think.

    let them hate. they can

    kiss my ass

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  • smitty Red 2012/06/25 17:32:47
    smitty
    Ha! One of my friends asked me for cash. I looked at him and said hell no. Go get a job.

    10 years later he was the best man at my wedding and I was his best man. He got a nice job and I got a free beer!
  • Red smitty 2012/06/25 18:16:11
  • AM 2012/06/25 13:31:59
    Respect
    AM
    Respect earned by how you've chosen to live your life.More importantly is having earned your money legitimately and how you've chosen to spent it.
  • ben 2012/06/25 12:48:56
    Respect
    ben
    +3
    Money will run out... money has no personality.. it serves one purpose.. so that you may purchase what you want.
  • Red ben 2012/06/25 14:38:38
  • Glitter Baby 2012/06/25 12:01:45
    Respect
    Glitter Baby
    Just because you have money it doesn't mean people will respect you.
  • P. Sturm 2012/06/25 11:56:30
    Respect
    P. Sturm
    Respect and honor go farther.
  • The Avengers Girl 2012/06/25 10:22:21
    Respect
    The Avengers Girl
    MONEY WILL GET YOU KILLED
  • ed 2012/06/25 09:05:09
    Money
    ed
    +2
    money just so I could pay my bills on time and still be able to buy food and gas.It wouldn't be spent on anything I didn't need that's for sure.
  • that guy in the mirror 2012/06/25 07:28:44
  • Tim-tam ;) 2012/06/25 06:54:36
    Respect
    Tim-tam ;)
    I have to say respect. Money can bring luxuries and acceroies, and other things to keep us happy. But without respect, what you buy is often judged negatively.
    I prefere respect.
    The only good thing about money is the fact that it's a way to survive, i guess. But it's often respect and Others caring nature that helps us get out of tough situations that money can't get us out of, or money caused in the first place.
  • GasMaskBoy 2012/06/25 05:56:19
    Money
    GasMaskBoy
    Add more to my stack
  • Arisu 2012/06/25 05:29:56 (edited)
    Money
    Arisu
    I would rather have fake respect from people who want my money than be poor. I'm a greedy bitch, and I like money. I spend it, save it, get it. I am the 1% and you may kindly suck my theoretical dick.
  • Red Arisu 2012/06/25 14:40:01
  • Arisu Red 2012/07/02 20:13:35
    Arisu
    Money can't buy happiness but poverty can't buy anything.
  • Red Arisu 2012/07/02 20:45:56
  • Arisu Red 2012/07/10 02:08:48
    Arisu
    Well, of course, I've always been thrifty. I didn't start out wealthy, I worked pretty damn hard for it. I come from a family of poor Russian immigrants and I worked for what I have now.
  • Red Arisu 2012/07/10 05:37:55
  • Depsycho 2012/06/25 04:43:59
    Money
    Depsycho
    +1
    Not gonna lie, money is essential. The world revolves around it to the point where money is power, if used wisely. I hate to say I'm greedy, but as long as the world revolves around money, I strive to earn, save, and invest it. I can deal with lack of respect better than being broke.

    Either way, they are both EARNED, not handed out - rather that's how it should be.

    Problem, "homeless" guy begging on street corner?
  • TheNightFly 2012/06/25 04:15:40
    Money
    TheNightFly
    +1
    Respect doesn't pay the bills.
  • bbwolf35 2012/06/25 04:14:35
    Money
    bbwolf35
    +1
    Actually it would be recognition, and if you are recognized as being good at something worthwhile, it can bring you both money and respect.
  • Rio 2012/06/25 04:10:34
    Respect
    Rio
    +1
    You can gain respect with money, however I think it is hard to keep it without
    earning it the hard way........
  • YeahISaidIt 2012/06/25 03:35:44
    Money
    YeahISaidIt
    +1
    I don't need your respect if I own your ass.
  • Resp 2012/06/25 03:31:13
    Money
    Resp
    +1
    I don't get no respect. Give me money! Gimme Gimme!
  • Phil 2012/06/25 03:06:20
  • Dalvin 2012/06/25 02:40:24
    Respect
    Dalvin
    True respect causes people to go out of there way to help you out. Money isn't as useful when no one respects you because then the people you deal with will only respect your money and you become disposable.
  • Arisu Dalvin 2012/06/25 05:31:51
    Arisu
    +1
    Money causes people to go out of their way to help you too. Everyone wants a slice.
  • Dalvin Arisu 2012/06/25 19:07:53
    Dalvin
    True. But the motive behind the help is truly to help themselves.
  • Kit_Kat 2012/06/25 02:05:26
    Money
    Kit_Kat
    +1
    With enough money I will just buy respect.
  • Sandy Reis 2012/06/25 01:52:25
    Respect
    Sandy Reis
    Recognititon is what everybody wants for what they do, no matter how small the task or job position. Money isnt everything.
  • TheBorg 2012/06/25 01:38:39
    Money
    TheBorg
    Money is by far more important than respect Just look at the Wall Street bankers, they have no respect and tons of money. Because of that money, they have been able to brainwash the masses into supporting Romney who is supported by the multi-national banks. They have also been able to stop any of them from going to jail or even changing the laws so the economic crisis won't happen again.
    Romney's contributors
    no respect
  • smitty TheBorg 2012/06/25 14:21:19
    smitty
    Who bailed out who? Umm yeah what I thought.

    Talk about brainwashed masses.. you lead the group.
  • TheBorg smitty 2012/06/26 04:28:08
    TheBorg
    LOL ~ Who did this guy work for? Wow, you really did drink the Kool-aid didn't you.
    lol guy work wow drink kool-aid

  • smitty TheBorg 2012/06/26 13:25:09 (edited)
    smitty
    Hey Mr. Obama, The economy is in the toilet... The private sector is not fine.. What are you going to do to help. Can't you see I am dancing. It was Bush's fault anyway.

    obam dancing gif
  • TheBorg smitty 2012/06/27 02:23:19
  • smitty TheBorg 2012/06/27 14:22:10
  • TheBorg smitty 2012/06/28 05:39:54 (edited)
  • smitty TheBorg 2012/06/28 14:00:09
  • Red TheBorg 2012/06/25 14:41:51
  • addie 2012/06/25 00:50:28
    Money
    addie
    +1
    I do not care what people think of me.
    When it comes to self-respect, hpwever, I cannot be bought for any price.

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