Happiness in one’s lifetime is described as popularly as a U-shaped curve: After the happiness of the youth, our 20 and 30s challenges are followed, which is later followed Reaches one peak.
While this can be true-or not-In rich countries like America, it does not apply to low income, non-union societies. This is the main discovery of a study, which I led, in 23 countries in the global south, in rural, subsistence-oriented communities, aging. And our results have implications for global health between aging population and increasing economic insecurity.
In our study, we found that the level of happiness did not follow the U-shaped trajectory seen in industrial societies. In some cases, there was a U-shaped. But more often we observed an inverted U-shaped, where adults in the middle age group reported the highest level of happiness or any significant age-related tendency.
Overall, the health-poor population often declined well after a moderate age, which lacks social security and other institutional forms of security. It aligns with pre -research between low -income countries and even rich countries during economic crises.
It is being said, age was a weak prophet of life satisfaction everywhere. Productivity in productivity, disability and loss works better to interpret welfare than age. In fact, our analysis usually disappears some positive effects of age by incorporating these misfortune measures.
In recent years, with other developments showing low welfare between teenagers and young adults, my research challenges the notion that U-shaped Happiness curve is universal. Average well -being improves after moderate age, this trend can be more specific with formal retirement for urban, rich societies and strong safety nets for older adults. By examining a wide range of settings, we achieve insights about how environment and socio -economic factors shape welfare in a lifetime, providing more fine perspectives on happiness that gives policies for different age groups and cultures for various age groups and cultures Can guide
I believe that it is important to understand welfare in diverse cultures, especially amidst global aging and mental health crises. By rethinking the determinants of happiness outside the U-shaped model, we are all in a better position to improve the quality of life for different population worldwide.
,Author: Michael Gurven, Professor of Nrology, California University, Santa Barbara)
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