{"id":12158,"date":"2016-12-17T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T01:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core3-789-core3.d2.worldvision.org\/?post_type=media-center&p=11356"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:40:20","slug":"finding-real-joy-giving-during-christmas-even-when-youre-pressed-time","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/finding-real-joy-giving-during-christmas-even-when-youre-pressed-time","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Real \u2018Joy of Giving\u2019 During Christmas, even When You\u2019re Pressed for Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”12937″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]SEATTLE, WA (December 17, 2016) —<\/strong> As children we’re often taught that ‘giving is better than receiving’ or that ‘giving makes us feel good’.  A new study by World Vision shows that well-known teaching is actually true, but that it’s also a bit more complex than that.<\/p>\n

Studies have shown that giving often makes people feel some kind of happiness<\/a> and it has been demonstrated that happy people give more. But what kind of gift translates into the ‘joy of giving’? World Vision worked with an algorithm studying 10 million Tweets over a period of time to determine what emotions people feel when giving or receiving. Then researchers averaged the emotional scores for all the Tweets (sorting by anger, joy, fear, sadness, and disgust). Their findings show<\/a> this complex web of emotions when it comes to giving including:<\/p>\n