壽命竟和性格有關 超級樂天派易早逝

People who are 'too happy' die younger than their more downbeat peers, claims new research. A study which followed children from the 1920s to old age showed that people who were rated 'highly cheerful' by teachers at school died at a younger age than their more reserved classmates. This was because people who were too happy were more likely to suffer from mental disorders such as bipolar, making them less fearful and more likely to take risks that increase the chance of having a fatal accident.

壽命的長短會和飲食習慣掛鉤、還會和遺傳基因掛鉤？還會和什麼有關呢？專家近日得出的結論讓追求“長命百歲”的人大跌眼鏡，他們說壽命的還和性格有關，這其實並不奇怪，但是專家說：超級超級樂天派相比悲觀的人更容易早逝。難道開心是錯誤的？據悉，一項針對1920年出生的小孩研究顯示,那些在學校被老師評價爲“超級樂天派”的人比其他較“內向、保守”的同學死得更早。 這是因爲太快樂的人更可能遭受“過喜”“過悲”情感障礙等精神疾病的困擾,他們比較不容易害怕，這樣更容易增加他們趕上“致命事故”的危險。

Study co-author Professor June Gruber, from the department of psychology at Yale University in the United States, said of people who actively tried to be happy: 'When you're doing it with the motivation or expectation that these things ought to make you happy, that can lead to disappointment and decreased happiness. 'The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, or external recognition through success or fame. It's having meaningful social relationships.' She added: 'That means the best way to increase your happiness is to stop worrying about being happy and instead divert your energy to nurturing the social bonds you have with other people. 'If there's one thing you're going to focus on, focus on that. Let all the rest come as it will.'

該研究報告的作者之一、來自耶魯大學的教授June Gruber告訴那些努力想使自己快樂起來的人說：“當你期待你所做的事讓自己快樂起來時，因爲期望值太高，結果通常會讓你失望，最後會讓你更不開心。”他還補充道：“決定幸福與否最有力的因素不是金錢，也不是成功或名氣帶來的外界的認可。獲得幸福的關鍵是擁有有意義的社會關係。”她說道：“這意味着讓自己更快樂的最佳方法就是不再爲是否快樂而煩惱，轉而將精力投入到增強和他人的社會紐帶上。”多多聯繫自己的親朋好友吧，拿起電話、走出門外，這會讓我們活得更久一些。