Which age group has the highest daily happiness?

At thirty, one is established; at forty, one is free from doubts; at fifty, one knows the will of Heaven. Which age group has the best mentality? Researchers found that people over 50 are happier and less stressed than young people in their twenties.

Fifty Worry-free

The researchers surveyed 340,000 Americans aged 18 to 85, asking them how satisfied they were with their lives and measuring their "daily happiness" and "overall well-being."

"Daily happiness" includes multiple small indicators, reflecting the respondents' direct experience of life. The study shows that the changes in each small indicator are related to age: the "stress" and "anger" indicators decrease with age; the "worry" index is relatively stable before the age of 50, and begins to decline after 50; the "sadness" index rises slightly after the age of 40, and begins to decline in the 50s, with little overall fluctuation; the "happiness" and "enjoyment" indicators also begin to rise after the age of 50.

"Overall happiness" reflects a person's attitude and thinking towards life. This indicator of the respondents shows a U-shaped characteristic, with the youngest and oldest people having the strongest sense of happiness and middle-aged people having the weakest sense of happiness. The study also found that happiness increases with age for both men and women, but the difference is that women overall have higher levels of worry, stress and sadness.

Source of happiness

Experts reported that this is the first time that these two important indicators have been used simultaneously in one study. "Happiness should be considered comprehensively from multiple angles," but the source of happiness has not yet been determined. This may be due to social reasons, or it may be due to social reasons or biological reasons. This is an important issue worthy of study.

Experts believe that the reasons why older people are happier include that they are better able to control their emotions than younger people, are nostalgic and remember fewer negative past events. In addition, the focus of older people is not on what they have or what they have achieved, but on how to better enjoy the rest of their lives.

No more crisis

Previous studies have shown that improved healthcare systems, educational advances and longer life expectancy have reduced the likelihood of life instability for middle-aged people around the age of 40. Most middle-aged people have already started a family and a career, and they have more time to enjoy life and reflect on past mistakes. Experts say: "If people can fully discover and develop themselves in the first half of their lives, the second half of their lives will be very fulfilling."