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Here is some information from an article about smiling you need.

Main point: “Psychologists call this [type of smile] the ‘Duchenne smile,’ and most consider it the sole indicator of true enjoyment.”
Key points:
  • “The intensity of a true grin can predict marital happiness, personal well-being, and even longevity.”
  • “…researchers catalogued viewer reactions and found that Duchenne smiles correlated with the pleasant films.”
  • “Mental health researchers soon noticed that wherever positive emotions went, Duchenne smiles followed.”
  • “…genuine smiles are not transient sparks of emotion but rather clear windows into a person’s core disposition.”
Here is a video about what Duchenne smiles look like: