Deaths of despair, morbidity, and emotional distress continue to rise in the United States,
largely borne by those without a college degree—the majority of American adults—for many …

A large empirical literature has debated the existence of a U-shaped happiness-age curve.
This paper re-examines the relationship between various measures of well-being and age in …

There is now much evidence for a remarkably consistent relationship between age and
happiness—“the U curve.” In this paper, we present the first analysis that explores why some …

The notion of a U shape in happiness—that well-being is highest for people in their 20s,
decreases to its nadir in midlife, and then rises into old age—has captured the attention of …

As the global population ages rapidly, from a positive aging view, promoting later life
through sport participation has been recognized as strategies for maintaining and boosting …

There is a large amount of cross‐sectional evidence for a midlife low in the life cycle of
human happiness and well‐being (a 'U shape'). Yet no genuinely longitudinal inquiry has …

Objectives. To investigate changes from 1993 to 2019 in the percentage of US citizens
suffering extreme distress. Methods. Using data on 8.1 million randomly sampled US …

The 2016 election highlighted deep divisions in the USA, and exposed unhappiness and
frustration among poor and uneducated whites. The starkest marker of this unhappiness is …

“Bold and original.”—Daniel Kahneman, PhD, bestselling author of Thinking Fast and Slow
There are a slew of books on the market dictating programs for achieving happiness, but …

Aim: This paper reviews existing theories and current approaches to defining human
wellbeing in order to propose the dimensions and properties of indicators appropriate for …