75 years of investigation, the longest study in history
Harvard Study of Adult Development also known as the longest longitudinal study of human development provides invaluable information and lessons on well-being, happiness, and health. Conducted from 1938, the original sample included 724 males, Harvard sophomores, and boys from the poor districts of Boston. From interviews, questionnaires, medical examinations, as well as life histories of 250 individuals that took 75 years to achieve, tonnes of data was gathered. Here are the study’s major findings in detail: #1 The Role of Relationships: Another emerging truth is that close relationships are more crucial than money, status, or even social status to live a happy life. On the positive side, the research discovered that having good relationships helped in increasing the happiness and health, both psychological and physical. This is so whether it is with ones spouses, family, friends or the community at large. The social connectedness significantly reduced chronic diseases, increas