arising from Folk & Dunn Nature Human Behaviour 7, 1697–1707 (2023)

Folk and Dunn’s recent review¹ sought to determine the effectiveness of common ‘happiness’ enhancement strategies: gratitude, social connections, exercise, mindfulness/meditation and time in nature. In their unregistered review, the authors concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the promotion of these happiness strategies, which was picked up by major international media outlets. Critical limitations of Folk and Dunn’s review included their conceptualization of ‘happiness’, the search terms used, their inclusion criteria, their lack of adherence to established systematic review protocols and, ultimately, their interpretation. These limitations lead us to believe that Folk and Dunn’s conclusions are premature and misleading.

产生于民俗与邓恩自然人类行为7,1697–1707（2023）

Folk 和 Dunn 最近的评论¹ 试图确定常见的“幸福感”增强策略的有效性：感恩、社交联系、锻炼、正念/冥想和在大自然中的时间。在他们未注册的评论中，作者得出结论，没有足够的证据支持这些幸福策略的推广，这被主要国际媒体报道了。Folk 和 Dunn 综述的主要局限性包括他们对 “幸福 ”的概念化、使用的检索词、纳入标准、不遵守既定的系统综述方案以及最终的解释。这些局限性使我们相信 Folk 和 Dunn 的结论为时过早且具有误导性。