Healthy happiness: effects of happiness on physical health and the consequences for preventive health care

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R. Veenhoven
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[1] Erasmus University Rotterdam,Department of Social Sciences
来源：
Journal of Happiness Studies | 2008年 / 9卷
关键词：
Happiness; Life satisfaction; Longevity; Public health; Social policy; Research synthesis;
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Is happiness good for your health? This common notion is tested in a synthetic analysis of 30 follow-up studies on happiness and longevity. It appears that happiness does not predict longevity in sick populations, but that it does predict longevity among healthy populations So, happiness does not cure illness but it does protect against becoming ill. The effect of happiness on longevity in healthy populations is remarkably strong. The size of the effect is comparable to that of smoking or not.
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