live longer Tag

Looking for a good reason to work on your happiness? How about because you’ll live longer!

From the UK Telegraph A study of 3,800 people aged 52 to 79 found that those who rated their happiness the highest were significantly less likely to die in the following five years than those who were least content. Even after taking into effect the impact of...

01 November, 2011

Study: Happiness improves health and lengthens life

A review of more than 160 studies of human and animal subjects has found "clear and compelling evidence" that – all else being equal – happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers. The study, in the journal Applied Psychology:...

02 March, 2011

Happiness, Alzheimer’s and living longer – the famous Nun Study

The "Nun Study" as it's often known is one of the most famous positive psychology research projects. In short, it explores the links between positive expression of emotions and/or happiness and longevity and Alzheimer's Disease. Basically, it found that...

28 October, 2010