Everyone loves gifts. Really? 43-year-old Sara is afraid of them. When someone offers me something, and even if I like it, I feel embarrassed, I don’t know what to say. I’d rather make it myself. “Serge Ciccotti, doctor of psychology and researcher at the University of Southern Brittany, is not surprised by this speech. Studies show that we enjoy giving gifts more than receiving them. Like money, which never brings as much happiness as when we give it, or the help we give to others, which ultimately appreciates us. In an article published by the journal Psychological Science, two researchers specifically show that feelings of happiness decrease faster when we receive a gift than when we give it. In other words, the satisfaction of providing joy lasts longer.
Fragile self-esteem
The problem with a gift is that it presents almost the same difficulty as a compliment. Either way they areconfront the recipient with its symbolic value
Source: Le Figaro
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