The study, published in the journal Circulation, is the strongest evidence yet that psychological as well as physical changes can influence coronary heart disease.
While such a causal relationship makes intuitive sense, at least to me, policymakers and businesses need a methodologically rigorous demonstration of such a link between psychological well-being and income before that link should influence decision making.
In fact, a new study in Psychological Science by Dr. Rhodes and Lisa Chalik suggests that this intuitive social theory may even influence how children develop moral distinctions.