India, April 11 -- The age-old saying "money doesn't buy happiness" draws a host of opinions. For long, people have tried to connect these two concepts in their own ways, from memes, under starry nights, to dinner table conversations. But it turns out something entirely else is leading the charge here.

As per a large-scale study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the concept of 'feeling' was attached to the narrative. The study looked into how we feel about our money and how much we actually earn, and how these affect our happiness in different ways.

The study was large-scale and tracked over 7,600 people from the United States and South Korea for many years. To evaluate, they assessed their income levels, pe...