Posts tagged Genders
Happiness Starts at 50
Sep 7th
Lots of folks say that life ends at 50. Or maybe it’s 60 nowadays. However, the point is that people think of middle age as the peak of life, with everything after it being downhill. But it turns out people over the age of 50 are really happier than the younger folks.
A particular survey took a look at more than 300,000 people in the United State and took a look at some specific factors, for example, marriage, children, employment and the like. What came out the other end of the study was that well-being, or at least one’s determination of it, varies depending on the person’s age.
Things like how angry you are and stressfulness and other issues went down a whole lot from the time of the youth to the time of the old folks. However, things like worries stayed the same until middle age.
Another emotion, sadness, also went down after age 50, though the patter didn’t change a whole lot. In general, though, happiness tended to decline until the age of 50, after which point it seemed to increase.
The ladies had a slightly different experience. That went from higher stress levels and worries and sadness, but they also went to the happier place after the age of 50. The patterns tended to be equal across the genders which makes the genders equal no matter what the people have to say.
One of the things that the study really puts a lead pin inside of is the notion that you really have to examine your feelings, whether it is sadness, happiness, worry or stress. Also you might be happier for some reasons.
One thing they thought was that old folks have a better time of controlling their emotions, at least until a certain point. They may better understand their feelings and have more experience with being grown up.
The end result of all this is that people have a better idea of self- satisfaction. Some scientists like to argue. And that’s how they enjoy the rest of their short time on earth, rather than hiding behind a thick wall of regret.
Of course, nothing is so simple. We cannot confirm or deny that happiness starts at 50.
Coping After the Age of 50
Aug 20th
Believe it or not, people over the age of 50 are actually happier than younger folks. That’s according to studies conducted by people who study things. And it’s funny because us young folks all seem to think that life ends after middle age. Not so, they say.
One survey in particular compared groups of people based on their sense of well-being. The study compared more than 300,000 people in the US and matched them up based on things like whether they were married or not, or whether they had kids or a job. Then it asked them a bunch of other questions. Well, it turns out that state of mind varies by age.
While things like worries tended to remain the same regardless of age, other qualities changes wildly over time. Stress and anger in particular went down over time.
Sadness and happiness were also compared. One, sadness, seemed to go down after the age of 50, while happiness did the opposite. The reverse was true of the reverse situation.
The genders seem to be roughly equal when it comes to patterns of happiness over time. But some people seem to have better feelings overall after the age of 50. And some others have different feelings. Women in particular seem to feel that they have been stressed more often and have increased feelings of sadness until the age of 50.
There may be a reason for all the happiness and change, according to the scientists that they say. They also emphasized the amount of overall happiness going up over time.
Something that the researchers think they may have to suggest to some people from time to time is that they may have more experience, they who are of the older sort, with being able to keep their emotions in check.
You may have regrets, but some people think that the end is happiness and pie. And that is why the old folks know how to keep sane and safe. So the achievement has been reached and they are all to be known.
Naturally, something needs to be done more to make the study accurate. But life doesn’t end at 50.
