What is the relationship between age and happiness?
<p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>.</p><p><span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Psychiatry">Psychiatry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Behavioral">Behavioral</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stony">Stony</span> <span word="Brook">Brook</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>. <span word="Stress">Stress</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fifties">fifties</span>.</p><p><span word="Happiness">Happiness</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="seventies">seventies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seventies">seventies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eighties">eighties</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span>, <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="single">single</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p>
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