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Longer life linked to sustained happiness in older age
The Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a study suggesting that sustained enjoyment in older age is associated with lower morality.
A study, undertaken at University College London, tested whether repeated reports of enjoyment of life over a period of several years would have a stronger association with mortality than a single occurrence.
Involving 9,365 men and women aged over 50, the study found that reports of high enjoyment of life was greater in women, and in participants who were married or cohabiting, well educated, wealthier, younger, and currently employed.
While the authors stress that no conclusions can be drawn, they argue that the results of the study ‘add a new dimension to understanding the significance of subjective well-being for physical health outcomes by documenting a dose-response association with sustained well-being’.
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