Is There Such a Thing as Midlife Crises?

  • Telephone survey through Cornell University found over a quarter of men and women to report a midlife crises.
  • Studies show that happiness hits a lifetime low in middle age due to life events, biology and psychology.
  • Martially, it is not the stereotype of the man, but the women who instigate 2/3 of American divorces.
  • Empty nest too may be more of a myth. Of 300 parents, a Canadian study found more parents had positive feelings to their children’s departure.
  • Interestingly, when older people are asked of the age they would like to return to, it’s the 40’s!                                                                                                                

Scientific American Mind, Page 58. April 2015

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