psychiatry n. 精神病学
robust adj. 强健的;健康的
And what if some who were measured on that one day were just having a bad day?
"A ’bad day’ should weaken the relationship," Stone says. "What it’s saying is there are enough people here that people having odd days didn’t really matter very much. Some people had bad days and some had good days. If they had been able to measure several days with these techniques, one would guess that the relationship would be even stronger."
Laura Kubzansky, an associate professor in the Department of Society, Human Development and Health, at Harvard’s School of Public Health in Boston, says there’s a "burgeoning body of work that suggests positive psychological functioning benefits health," and this study is significant because it "adds to the arsenal."
"It could say to people, you should take your mood seriously," Kubzansky says. "I think people sort of undervalue emotional life anyway. This highlights the idea that if you are going through a period where you’re consistently distressed, it’s probably worth paying attention to how you feel — it matters for both psychological and physical health."
sort of 有点儿;稍稍
highlight v. 突出;强调;使显著
distressed adj. 痛苦的;忧虑的
This study asked participants to rate how happy, excited and content they felt at four points during a single day — 7 a.m., 7 p.m. and a half-hour after each. They used a rating scale from 1 ("not at all") to 4 ("extremely").
"Generally, they were less happy when they woke up and most happy at 7 p.m.," Steptoe says.
Question time:
1. What matters to how happy a person is?
2. When do people feel happiest during a single day?
1. Some background disposition; some people tend to be happier than others, And what they are doing, who they are with, and other features of that point in time.
2. 7 p.m.