Older people are happiest when engaged in social activities and personally rewarding work, new research suggests. Dr Annette Henricksen, from Palmerston North, explored older adults' intentional happiness-enhancing activities and their link with wellbeing and health as part of her PhD thesis. "Research on the wellbeing of older adults is becoming increasingly important in order to inform social policy and planning especially with the growing aging population, she says. "Happiness has been linked to better physical and mental health, and my study looks at the...
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