Happiness Buys Success By LiveScience Staff posted: 19 December 2005 07:39 am ET

Some say success brings happiness, and others say it doesn't.

In reality, a new study suggests, happiness buys success.

Scientists reviewed 225 studies involving 275,000 people and found that chronically happy people are in general more successful in their personal and professional lives. Importantly, their happiness tends to be a consequence of positive emotions, the researchers conclude.