Ed Diener, Sarah D. Pressman and Sonja Lyubomirsky
December 17 2015
Do happier people live longer?
An article in the British medical journal Lancet made headlines this month claiming the answer to that question is no. The researchers based their conclusion on data from the Million Women Study in Britain, and it contradicts a large body of research, not to mention conventional wisdom. Because it was a large study, and the Lancet is a well-regarded publication, the message seemed definitive: Happiness doesn't matter for your health.
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