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For Lots of People, Getting Older Means Getting Happier

From voaspecialenglish.com | http I’mAlex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress. Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more …

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How Facebook Can Affect Your Sense of Happiness

From voaspecialenglish.com | http An American study suggests that social media can affect your thinking about other people. We asked young people how many friends they have on Facebook. COLLEGE STUDENTS: “I’ve never actually, like, stopped and looked at it. Probably somewhere between, like, 350 and 400 — I don’t know.” “I would definitely be on Facebook all the time, like, ‘Wow, she’s here, he’s there.’” “Yeah, I’m a heavy user. I rely a lot on it. I find myself checking it multiple times a day.” Researchers at Utah Valley University wanted to explore if the amount of time spent on Facebook affected how users saw others. They asked college students if other people have better and happier lives. And, how long they had used the website and how many hours a week they spend following Facebook friends. The study found students who were more involved with Facebook were more likely to think other people’s lives were happier. Psychologist Tod Kashdan read the Utah findings. TOD KASHDAN: “They’re hearing all these great things happening from other people and feeling that they’re making a downward comparison to themselves. Such that they’re viewing themselves as ‘My life isn’t as interesting or satisfying as other people’s lives look like’.” It is easy to think that one’s Facebook friends are always happy because they usually tell only about good things in their lives. Some students say they understand that someone’s Facebook profile may not show the whole truth about the person …

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