Transcript Objective 11-7

Objective 11-7: Well-Being Across the Life Span
 As we age, people either look back on their lives with satisfaction or regret.
 Many responses to questions such as, “What would you do differently if you
could relive your life?” are “taken my education more seriously and worked
harder at it.”
 From early adulthood to midlife, people typically experience a strengthening
sense of identity, confidence, and self-esteem.
 Later in life, challenges arise: Lower incomes, work is taken away, the body
deteriorates, recall fades, energy wanes, family members and friends die or
move away, and death looms ever closer.
 In 1990, Ronald Inglehart discovered with a sample of nearly 170,000 people
in 16 nations, that senior citizens over the age of 65 have reported their
happiness levels to be equal to that of younger people.
Pecentage "satisfied" with life as a whole
83%
82%
81%
80%
79%
Pecentage "satisfied"
with life as a whole
78%
77%
76%
75%
74%
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
Age Group
65+