Researchers observed an inverted U-shape, where middle-aged adults reported the highest level of happiness, or no significant age-related trend at all. Happiness over one’s lifetime has been popularly ...

On average, happiness declines as we approach middle age, bottoming out in our 40s but then picking back up as we head into retirement, according to a number of studies. This so-called U-shaped curve ...

"The U-shaped curve was one of the most important patterns in social science, until it wasn't," he says. "What we've ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) A theory that’s ...

The theory that your happiness levels are high in your 20s, decline as you head towards middle age, crash in your 40s and then climb back up as you get older is one you're likely familiar with. But ...

Is there really a mid-career crisis? Job satisfaction follows a U-shaped curve only among highly skilled workers, according to new study Contrary to the long-held belief that the mid-career crisis ...