Sonja Lyubomirsky

Sonja Lyubomirsky is a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside, specializing in the scientific study of happiness.

Her research focuses on understanding what makes people happy, whether happiness is beneficial, and how individuals can increase their happiness.

Lyubomirsky explores cognitive and motivational processes that distinguish happy and unhappy individuals, finding that happy people tend to interpret life events more positively.

Her work also examines happiness across cultures and age groups, including studies on parental happiness.

Lyubomirsky's research aims to develop evidence-based strategies for improving well-being and has been applied in various settings, including happiness-increasing interventions for Japanese engineers.