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DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! New Study Suggests Asian Americans Are In Emotional Limbo

A new psych study examining the role of happiness on the mental well-being of Asians, Asian Americans, and European Americans has been published in the aptly-named journal, Emotion. Led by University of Washington psychologist Janxin Leu and co-authored by UW grad students Jennifer Wang (my name doppelganger) and Kelly Koo, the study interviewed 633 college students–a mix of Asian immigrants, Asian Americans and European Americans–and asked them to rate how much stress and depression they felt as well as the intensity of their positive emotions, like serenity, joy, confidence and attentiveness.

Their research concluded that among European-American participants “there was a strong correlation showing that the more positive emotions they expressed, the less depression or stress they reported.”

For Asians born outside of the U.S. “there was no correlation between positive emotions and depression and stress” found, because Asians seemed to interpret and respond to positive emotions differently. Leu discovered that happiness led to a kind of paranoia among Asians. “Happiness signals that something bad will happen next; happiness is fleeting,” she said.

As for the third group, Asians born in the U.S., i.e. people like me–and many of you reading this–the study’s results weren’t so clear.

The University of Washington news release for the study states “the correlation [between positive emotions and depression and stress] was more subtle among Asian-Americans” than among European Americans. The TIME magazine report on the study says “results for U.S.-born Asian Americans were mixed.”

Happiness: Didn't we invent this shit?

Which sounds like a polite way of saying that Asian Americans are in emotional limbo, Continue reading DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! New Study Suggests Asian Americans Are In Emotional Limbo

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Iowa Rules

How about a bit of good news?

From AP:

“The Iowa Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Friday finding that the state’s same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples, making Iowa the third state where marriage is legal.”*

*Therefore proving that, although Middle America may not necessarily lead the country in the news, banking, entertainment, or fashion industries, it sure can be at the forefront of the industry of yanking one’s head out of one’s own ass. Seems like there are about 47 other states (um, hi, California) that could and should take a cue from that.

[AP: Iowa court says gay marriage ban unconstitutional]

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