A study explained that happiness reaches its lowest point in the middle of life, but can then increase again.
A group of researchers decided to study how life satisfaction fluctuates over time. With this, they found that the subjective happinessin general, It has a huge descent from a certain age And it reaches a very low point, until then rises again, as if it were a form of OR.
The research was directed by economist David Blanchflowering conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). In this they analyzed data from 130 countries and the results showed that Joy begins to decrease from 18that is, right in the change from adolescence to adulthood.
Why does happiness decay?
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According to the study, it is no coincidence that happiness begins to decline at 18. From that age, people begin to have More responsibilitiesfurther decisions important to take and older self -examination. Little by little, this begins to deteriorate optimism of youth.
However, the investigation remarked that this slow but safe decrease reaches its low at the age of 47 yearswhich coincides with the call middle -aged crisis. This is a phase characterized by the increase in uncertainty, anxiety and Personal questioning and is influenced by attempts to balance family life with staff and physical changes.
At what age we are happy again
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It is true that when arriving in the middle of life, happiness is very low. However, it is also from 50 years that rise againsince several studies found that older adults present the same levels of joy as in childhood.
This is related to the increased emotional maturity and the acceptance of personal limits, since over time, many individuals tend to stop trying overcome expectations unattainable to enjoy the quality time and their lives.
Source: Ambito
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