This is the first and only individual (as opposed to team) this semester.
Term: Spring 2024
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Following suggestions by RICH FITZJOHN (@richfitz). This folder is orgarnized as follows.
proj/
├── lib/
├── data/
├── doc/
├── figs/
└── output/
Please see each subfolder for a README file.
Project by Guanbiao Li uni: gl2854
Introduction This document presents an analysis of the HappyDB dataset, focusing on the correlation between marital status, gender, and happiness. The dataset primarily includes responses from individuals in the United States aged between 20 and 40. Our analysis aims to understand how these factors intersect and influence each other in the context of happiness and life's milestones.
Key Findings
- Professional Life and Career Achievements
- Single Men: Their conversations often revolve around immediate workplace recognition and achievements, such as winning raffles or receiving compliments from managers. This suggests a focus on immediate gratification and personal growth in their career stages.
- Married Men: They talk more about significant professional milestones, like receiving bonuses, awards, and securing important project funding. This shift implies a focus on long-term planning and impactful contributions, possibly reflecting a stage of career stability and achievement.
- Family and Personal Life
- Married Men: The data shows a strong focus on family, with frequent mentions of 'wife,' 'son,' and 'daughter.' This indicates that family occupies a central place in their lives. Additionally, they spend less time discussing food and entertainment, possibly due to increased family responsibilities.
- Single Men: They tend to talk more about food and personal entertainment, suggesting a lifestyle with fewer family obligations and more personal leisure time.
- Emotional Expression and Well-being
- Affection: Both married and single men express affection similarly, challenging the stereotype of diminished emotional expression post-marriage. However, married women show more affection compared to single women, possibly due to the comfortable space created by marriage for expressing emotions.
- Emotional Stability: Married men seem to experience higher levels of positive emotions and emotional control compared to their single counterparts. This suggests the emotional benefits of companionship in marriage.
Societal Implications The insights from the HappyDB dataset highlight significant societal narratives. For instance, the differing focuses of single and married men on professional achievements and family responsibilities reflect broader societal expectations and roles. Furthermore, the emotional well-being of married individuals underscores the importance of companionship and support systems in life.
Conclusion The analysis of the HappyDB dataset reveals the complex interplay between marital status, gender, and happiness. While married men often find joy in professional success and family life, single men derive happiness from personal achievements and leisure activities. This study underscores the diverse paths to happiness and the need for strong support systems for emotional well-being, irrespective of marital status.