I thoughtitwasreallyinterestingtofindthatcountriesthatreallydon't seemtohaveasmuchrespectfortheelderlyfoundperhapsnotsurprisingly, thatelderlypeoplehavesufferedmorebothmentalandphysicalhealthconditions.
BeccaLevy, oneoftheleadingresearchersinthepsychologyofagingfromtheYaleSchoolofPublicHealth, saysthattheelderlywhohavepositiveviewsofagingliveaboutsevenand a halfyearslongerthanthosewhohavenegativeviewsofaging.