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Oh, but I wonder what this study is measuring ...
I don't know how they conducted this study, but I wonder how they came to this conclusion.
Men and women might both be equally "happy" by any external measure, including their general moods. But expressing sadness or dissatisfaction is considered weakness by a lot of people. Men and women are equally likely to be depressed, but women are far more likely to seek treatment for it. Likewise, perhaps men are just a little less willing to admit to their dissatisfactions ... if so it would skew the data.