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U-shaped happiness curve: a standalone construct

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Psychology of aging

the pattern in which life satisfaction falls from early adulthood to a low in middle age and then rises again, holding other factors constant.

In psychology of aging, U-shaped happiness curve refers to the pattern in which life satisfaction falls from early adulthood to a low in middle age and then rises again, holding other factors constant. This meaning comes from Blanchflower (2008) in Social Science & Medicine.[1]

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Blanchflower, D. G., & Oswald, A. J. (2008). Is well-being U-shaped over the life cycle? Social Science & Medicine, 66(8), 1733-1749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.030

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