Are Seniors Happier Than Their Younger Counterparts?

Everyone assumes that when people get older they get grumpier. There have even been movies made about it, and it’s a cultural running joke. People accept it because it makes sense, overall, that the less time you have left to live, the less happy you will be. However, new research indicates the opposite, and there are curious reasons as to why.

Seniors Learn How to Cope Better

Due to their experience, seniors tend to have better coping abilities than younger people. By the time people are in their 60’s, they have weathered a lot of ups and downs, and traumas and have had to adapt time and time again. So, when events in their life happen, they already have the tools necessary to cope and can emerge happier.

Seniors Let Go of Negative Body Image

When people reach a certain age, they seem to let go of all of the cultural obligations toward body image and how someone is “supposed” to look. They don’t worry about their weight as much (though for health reasons, it should be taken under consideration), they don’t worry as much about pleasing others in a way that younger people do.

Seniors Have Lower Expectations of Life in General

When you’re younger, there is a lot of expectation placed on you in terms of your personal life, and your professional life. Climbing the corporate ladder, getting married and having kids, putting kids through college, etc., is all a part of youth and middle age. Once 60 or so hits, these expectations have likely been fulfilled – successfully or not – and the senior can live without the pressure of expectation and obligation.

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