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Pessimistic outlook linked to lower life expectancy, researchers find – ABC News
Sorry for the bad news, but Queensland researchers have found people who are strongly pessimistic about the future are at greater risk of dying earlier than those who aren’t.
If you’re a pessimist and already feeling less than enthusiastic about the state of the world, maybe don’t read on.
Key points:
- Strongly pessimistic people are more likely to die earlier from cardiovascular diseases and other causes of death
- But depression did not appear to account for the association between pessimism and mortality
- The study found less than 9 per cent of respondents identified as being strongly pessimistic
Research from QIMR Berghofer’s Gene…
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