> … teenagers rated positively by their teachers were significantly more likely than those who received no positive ratings to have higher levels of well-being later in life, including a higher work satisfaction, more frequent contact with family and friends, and more regular engagement in social and leisure activities. Happy children were also much less likely than others to develop mental disorders throughout their lives – 60% less likely than young teens that had no positive ratings. The study not only failed to find a link between being a happy child and an increased likelihood of becoming married, they found that the people who had been happy children were actually … Continue reading >Marcus Richards, Felicia A. Huppert