Lifespan - AllPsych https://allpsych.com/tag/lifespan/ The Virtual Psychology Classroom Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:59:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://allpsych.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-AllPsych-Favicon-32x32.png Lifespan - AllPsych https://allpsych.com/tag/lifespan/ 32 32 Optimists Live Longer. Why? https://allpsych.com/optimists-live-longer-why/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=optimists-live-longer-why Wed, 28 Aug 2019 23:43:10 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=2213 There’s a new study out that’s been getting some media attention. In the study, researchers found that people who are more optimistic are more likely to make it to the age of 85, adding more evidence for a link between optimism and longevity. One thing that sets this study apart is its scale. The researchers…

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]]> More Evidence That Happier People Live Longer https://allpsych.com/more-evidence-that-happier-people-live-longer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-evidence-that-happier-people-live-longer Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:50:17 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=1742 A new study adds weight to the idea that happiness and physical health go hand-in-hand. The study, by researchers in Singapore, looks at two groups of people who have been previously underrepresented in research on the health effects of happiness: people over the age of 60 and people in non-Western countries. In the study, 4,478…

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