I thoughtitwasreallyinterestingtofindthatcountriesthatreallydon't seemtohaveasmuchrespectfortheelderlyfoundperhapsnotsurprisingly, thatelderlypeoplehavesufferedmorebothmentalandphysicalhealthconditions.
Buttheyalsofoundinthosecountriesthat a relativelysimpleshiftinattitudecouldhaveanoutsizedimpactonlongevityandjoyoverallaspeoplegetolder.
BeccaLevy, oneoftheleadingresearchersinthepsychologyofagingfromtheYaleSchoolofPublicHealth, saysthattheelderlywhohavepositiveviewsofagingliveaboutsevenand a halfyearslongerthanthosewhohavenegativeviewsofaging.