Science confirms: You’re happier on the weekend

Published July 21, 2015 4:01am ET



Got a case of the Tuesdays? People tend to be happier on the weekend than during the week, according to new research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Interestingly, while happiness increases somewhat on the weekend, declines in worry, anger and stress are much larger. Stress is one-third less common on the weekend, the largest effect the weekend has on one of seven emotions measured in the study.

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