Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Study: Old grumps may live longer

The following is quoted from the Monitor on Psychology's In Brief May 2013 section:

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Grumpy old men and women may live longer, according to research from the University of Erlangen–Nuremburg in Germany. Scientists examined data on current and expected future life satisfaction collected over 10 years from 40,000 people. They found that people who have low expectations for their future happiness experience less disability and die later than those who overestimate their future happiness. The findings suggest that pessimism about the future may encourage people to take more health and safety precautions (Psychology and Aging, online Feb. 18).

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