u形幸福曲线解释为何人到中年最郁闷

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1、U形幸福曲线解释为何人到中年最郁闷HappinessisU-shaped...whichexplainswhythemiddle-agedaregrumpy HappinessfollowsaU-shapedcurveduringaperson'slifetime,accordingtoresearchshowingthatmiddle-agedpeoplearetheunhappiest.HappinessfollowsaU-shapedcurveduringaperson'slifetime,accordingtoresearchshowingthatmiddle-a

2、gedpeoplearetheunhappiest.Satisfactionwithlifestartstodropasearlyasaperson'slate20sanddoesnotbegintorecoveruntilwellpast50,saysBertvanLandeghem,aneconomistatMaastrichtUniversityinBelgium.Whileyoungadultsarecarefreeandfullofhopeforthefutureandtheover-50shavecometotermswiththetrialsoflife,t

3、heresearchindicatesthatthosein研究显示，人一生中的快乐感是条U曲线，中年人是最不快乐的。比利时马斯特里赫特大学的经济学家伯特•凡•兰德亨说，一个人对生活的满意度在接近三十岁时会开始不断下降，一直到五十好几才会有所回升。研究表明，青年人无忧无虑，对未来充满希望，五十多岁的人已经适应了生活的种种考验，而中年人则被众多烦恼困扰。themiddlefeelweigheddownbythedemandsonthem.Thestudyfound"asubstantialdipinhappinessduringthemiddleofpeople'slive

4、sistheequivalenttobecomingunemployedorlosingafamilymember".Theconclusionscomeinastudyofhowpeopleperceivetheirwellbeing.MrvanLandeghem,whois29,willpresenthisresearchattheRoyalEconomicSocietyannualconferenceatRoyalHolloway,theUniversityofLondon,thisweek.Whilehesaidhappinessdidreturnwithage,

5、hewarnedthatolderpeopledidnotactuallyrecapturethespiritoftheiryouth.Theysimplylearnttobesatisfiedwiththeirlot."AU-shapedhappinesscurvedoesnotnecessarilyimplythata65year-oldprefershisownlifetothelifeofa25year-old,"hesaid."Boththe25year-oldand65year-oldmightagreethatitisnicertobe25thantobe6

6、5.Butthe65year-oldmightneverthelessbemoresatisfied,ashehaslearnedtobesatisfiedwithwhathehas."Studiesaroundtheworldhaveshownthathappinesstendstodipinmidlife,hesaid,andthatthiswasnotjustaphenomenonconfinedtotheWesternworld.研究发现，“人到中年，快乐感明显降低，这种心态转变相当于失业或痛失家人。”该研究调查了人们对自身幸福的感知状况，从而得出了这一结论。现年

7、29岁的凡•兰德亨先生本周将在伦敦大学皇家霍洛威学院举行的皇家经济学会年会上提交他的研究报告。尽管凡•兰德亨说快乐感随着年龄增长还会回升，但他警告说老年人并不会重获年轻时的朝气。他们只是懂得知足常乐罢了。他说：“快乐U型曲线并不意味着65岁的老人喜欢自己的生活胜过25岁年轻人的生活。不论是25岁的年轻人，还是65岁的老人，都会认为25岁比65岁要好。但是65岁的人会更满足，因为他已经学会知足常乐。他说，世界范围内的研究都显示，快乐感在中年时会下降，这并不是只有西方国家才出现的现象。伦敦大学学院生物学的名誉教授路易斯•沃尔伯特上