People 'get happier as they age' (BBC)

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Most people get happier as they grow older, studies on people aged up to their mid-90s suggest.

Despite worries about ill health, income, changes in social status and bereavements, later life tends to be a golden age, according to psychologists.

They found older adults generally make the best of the time they have left and have learned to avoid situations that make them feel sad or stressed.
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She found the older people were far less likely than the younger to experience persistent negative moods and were more resilient to hearing personal criticism.

They were also much better at controlling and balancing their emotions - a skill that appeared to improve the older they became.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8183522.stm




What, you mean people mature as they get older? :wtf: Get outa here! (Obviously, no Repugs were included in this study.)