Newsweek spoke with several researchers including Suzie White, assistant professor in the School of Education, at the University of Cincinnati, to investigate a pertinent question,'why are Americans so unhappy?'
The quandary was shown in the 2026 World Happiness Report that placed the United States 23rd among countries, just behind Saudi Arabia, and trailing several smaller and less wealthy nations despite US global economic influence.
The annual report, which ranked 147 countries, is published by the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR editorial board.
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