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Here’s how pessimistic outlook on life is linked to shorter life expectancy – Hindustan Times

People who are strongly pessimistic about the future are at greater risk of dying earlier than those who are not, a new study has found.

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People who are strongly pessimistic about the future are at greater risk of dying earlier than those who are not, a new QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute study has found.
The researchers also found, however, that being an optimist did not extend life expectancy.
The lead researcher, Dr John Whitfield from QIMR Berghofer’s Genetic Epidemiology group, said study participants who scored higher on pessimism in a questionnaire were likely to die on average two years earlier than those with …

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