Sixty-year old cohort study reveals adolescent value predicts wellbeing in older age

(Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science) Subjective wellbeing leads to better health, but we did not know what in our younger years determines our wellbeing in old age. Researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have demonstrated that adolescents who valued their interests and curiosity had higher wellbeing in old age from a 60-year-old cohort in the UK. We additionally found that adolescents with low self-control who valued money and steady jobs had significantly lower wellbeing in old age.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news