Maya Tamir

Maya Tamir

Maya Tamir is a researcher and co-author of the 2011 Emotion paper on valuing happiness.

Who they are

Maya Tamir is a researcher and co-author of the 2011 Emotion paper on valuing happiness. On this site the name is tied to Paradox of Seeking Happiness.

Key papers

Mauss, I. B., Tamir, M., Anderson, C. L., & Savino, N. S. (2011). Can seeking happiness make people unhappy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness. Emotion, 11(4), 807-815.

Key ideas

Paradox of Seeking Happiness: The finding that valuing happiness and holding it up as a standard can dull the response to happy events.

Sources

  1. Mauss, I. B., Tamir, M., Anderson, C. L., & Savino, N. S. (2011). Can seeking happiness make people unhappy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness. Emotion, 11(4), 807-815.