Does happiness itself directly affect mortality? The prospective UK Million Women Study -

Does happiness itself directly affect mortality? The prospective UK Million Women Study
Information type: Other primary research
Source: Lancet Public Health
Specialities: Mental health and illness
Summary
Of 719,671 middle-aged women, 39% reported being happy most of time, 44% usually happy, and 17% unhappy. During 10 years follow-up, 4% died. After adjusting for potential confounders, happiness and related measures of wellbeing do not appear to have any direct effect on mortality
UKMi comment
A commentary notes this is a robust study in terms of its very large sample size and well conducted analyses, which provides valuable and robust information about happiness, health, and mortality.
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