Health Report - People Get Happier With Age

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VOA Learning English, this is the Health ReportDo people happier with age? If you said ",Yes," then you right. A recent study found that people generally become and worry less after the age of 50. A at Stony Brook University in New York asked people the ages of 18 and 85 about their happiness. researchers found that levels of stress were highest in between the ages of 22 and 25. Stress levels sharply after people reached their 50s. Happiness was highest the youngest adults and those in their early 70s. those least likely to report feeling negative emotions were oldest ones. The study also found that men and have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. But of all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry men. The researchers also considered possible influences like having children, being unemployed or being single. But they found these situations did not affect the levels of happiness well-being related to age. So why would happiness increase age? One theory is that, as people get older, become more thankful for what they have and have control of their emotions. They also spend less time about bad experiences. Happiness is not the only thing seems to improve with age. Another study found that in their 80s reported the fewest problems with their . Researchers had expected to confirm the popular belief that problems are connected to aging. The survey found an in sleep problems during middle age, especially in women. overall, people reported that they felt their sleep quality with ageFor VOA Learning English, I'm Alex Villarreal. (Adapted a radio program broadcast 06Mar2013)

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