Sep 01, 2019 06:00:00

Optimists have found that life expectancy is 11-15% longer and live up to 85 years of age on average

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Research has shown that more optimistic people tend to live longer. How long you live is that your life expectancy will be 11% to 15% longer on average, and research suggests that it also leads to living beyond the age of 85, which is an “exceptional longevity”.

Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women | PNAS
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900712116

Want to Live Longer? The Right Attitude May Help. | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/optimism-tied-to-longevity.html

While there are many studies on biological factors related to “lifetime”, it is suggested that “non-biological” factors are also important. Associate professor Rewina Lee, who is investigating PTSD of veterans at Boston University School of Medicine, investigated the relationship between “high optimism” lifespan as a non-biological factor.

The subjects were 1,429 male veterans from 41 to 90 years old and 69,744 female medical researchers from 58 to 86 years of age, followed for decades.

Research shows that people who are optimistic (people who are highly optimistic) are 50% to 70% more likely to live up to 85 years of age when compared to people who are not optimistic (people who are less optimistic) It was. Compared to life expectancy, people with high optimism averaged 11% to 15% longer life expectancy than those with low optimism.

This result was still retained even if the subject of the survey was suffering from heart disease, cancer, etc. and whether or not he had experience with depression. It was merely shown that “lifetime is related to optimism”, but it did not prove that “optimism was the source of longevity”. There are many white people who are high, and it is unclear whether the same trend will be seen when targeting other groups.

In the future, further research will be needed to determine whether optimism will lead to health in the short and long term, but 'optimism may help promote health and longevity,' said Lee, It is.

In addition, women with high optimism tended to have a high educational background, and there were few rates of depression or type 2 diabetes. In the same way, men who are more optimistic have higher education levels, more income, and less alcohol.

Negative feelings such as anxiety and anxiety are linked to high IQ, and although there are research results that negative people are more likely to achieve their goals, it seems better to think positively if you live longer.