By Aisling Ní Chúláin Published on ۲۲/۰/۲۰۲۳ - ۱۴:۳۶ Share this articleShare this articleFacebookTwitterFlipboardSendRedditMessengerLinkedinVK The research, which is published in the academic journal Psychological Bulletin, is based on ۴۴۳ samples from studies with a total of 460,902 participants. Personal happiness can seem like an elusive concept to define or strive for, but it is nevertheless a question that has prompted much debate and research over the years.ADVERTISEMENTYoung people in the throes of puberty or navigating big life changes might look blankly at older generations who insist that "youth is wasted on the young". In order to provide some more definitive answers to the question of when you are likely to be happiest in life, a team of researchers from European universities have conducted a comprehensive survey assessing how well-being evolves over the course of a lifespan.The study, published in the academic journal Psychology Bulletin, is based on ۴۴۳ samples from studies involving a total of 460,902 participants. Life satisfaction was found to decrease between the ages of ۹ and 16, then increase again slightly until the age of ۷۰. After this point, life satisfaction decreased again until the age of ۹۶.
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"We focused on changes in three central components of subjective well-being. Life satisfaction, positive emotional states and negative emotional states," Susanne Bücker, an assistant professor at German Sport University Cologne who worked on the study, explained in a press release.The report also showed that positive emotional states declined between the ages of ۹ and ۹۴. Negative emotional states fluctuated slightly between the ages of ۹ and 22, then declined until age ۶۰ before increasing once again.Overall, the authors of... ۱ خبر مرتبط