The oldest Americans are also the happiest, research finds
It turns out the golden years really are golden. Eye-opening new research finds the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests. The two go hand-in-hand: Being social can help keep away the blues. “The good news is that with age comes happiness,” said study author Yang Yang, a University of Chicago sociologist. “Life gets better in one’s perception as one ages.”
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Social Inequalities in Happiness in the United States, 1972 to 2004: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis
American Sociological Review, Volume 73, Number 2, April 2008 , pp. 204-226(23)
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