布兰奇·弗劳尔认为，尽管从1970年代初期到1990年代末期美国人的收入增加了，但是他们的幸福程度却降低了，这或许应归罪于离婚率的升高。

Blanchflower suspects the decline in the happiness level of Americans from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, despite rising incomes, may be attributed to the rise in divorce.

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但是，布兰奇·弗劳尔和奥斯·瓦尔德先生在另一项名为“年轻人日益增高的幸福感”的课题研究中发现，对于那些30岁以下的人来说，幸福感会因孩子和兄弟姊妹的增多而成比例地下降。

But for those under 30, happiness decreases proportionately to the number of both children and siblings. Blanchflower and Mr. Oswald found it in a separate study, "the Rising Well-Being of the Young".

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但是，布兰奇·弗劳尔和奥斯·瓦尔德先生在另一项名为“年轻人日益增高的幸福感”的课题研究中发现，对于那些30岁以下的人来说，幸福感会因孩子和兄弟姊妹的增多而成比例地下降。

But for those under 30, happiness decreases proportionately to the number of both children and siblings. Blanchflower and Mr. Oswald found it in a separate study, "the Rising Well-Being of the Young".

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