Prudent, persistent children ultimately live longer than their happy-go-lucky peers. Image courtesy of Meanest Indian.
Happiness is tied to good health later in life, but childhood happiness does not predict longevity—in fact it does the opposite, according to a new report.
Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin, researchers from UC Riverside, analyzed and supplemented data collected by the late Stanford University psychologist Louis Terman in a new book titled The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study.
Terman followed 1,500 children from age 10 beginning in 1921, tracking them through their lives and collecting many details and data points including work life, relationships, personality, hobbies, pets, education and professional successes.