Extreme Happiness Can Damage Your Health
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Extreme Happiness Can Harm Your Health
Summary: Research by a psychologist and his team suggests that moderately happy individuals are often wealthier and potentially healthier than those who are extremely happy.
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While happiness is generally linked to better health and success compared to anger and depression, Dr. Ed Diener from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has found that people who are moderately happy might achieve more and live longer than those who are extremely happy. This research is published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.
The team investigated the optimal level of happiness by examining six studies on happiness and life outcomes. One study, the World Values Survey involving nearly 120,000 people from 96 countries, revealed that individuals with a life satisfaction rating of 8 or 9 out of 10 earned more money compared to those who rated their satisfaction as 10. However, those rated as 9 or 10 were more likely to maintain stable intimate relationships.
Another study indicated that while the happiest college students were the most social, they had lower GPAs than their slightly less happy peers. Furthermore, in four studies examining individuals' well-being years after their initial happiness assessment, the happiest people ended up with less education and lower incomes than their moderately happy counterparts.
Although the current study didn’t directly address happiness and health, Diener noted in an interview that previous research suggests the happiest people might not live as long as those who are moderately happy. Extremely happy individuals may neglect health concerns or engage in thrill-seeking behaviors, which can impact their cardiovascular system.
Source: Reuters
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