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Research: Happiness Surges After Age 50

Results of a phone survey of more than 340,000 Americans suggest that stress and worry decrease — and happiness surges — after middle age.

Among American workers, fear of losing your job is linked to health problems

Constantly worrying about losing your job may be worse for your health than actually getting laid off or being unemployed, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal Social Science and Medicine. By analyzing two large, long-term data sets for some 1,700 U.S. workers, sociologists from the University of Michigan and [...]

Can you really worry yourself sick?

A study published this week in the Journal of Research in Personality finds that personality traits that cause people to worry too much and endure chronic stress may actually increase their risk for illness and premature death. A handful of studies have shown that neuroticism—broadly, the tendency to worry too much—can actually be beneficial for [...]