PSY230H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Depressive Realism, The Strongest, Heritability
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General variability amongst all people to how long they will live. Very few ppl think <60y or >90y. As time goes on, people begin to live longer. Women tend to live longer than men. Non-smokers looked ~60% more likely to live in the 40y range they participated in the study. Bmi ppl who weighed less had a better likelihood of living the older you get. Leading causes of death were cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Cheerfulness was assessed by parents and teacher ratings in childhood. Cheerfulness was measured with the items: cheerful/optimistic, sense of humour. Cheerfulness was a negative predictor of longevity (cheerful children were going to die earlier) Indulgence in petting, kissing, and spooning in highschool. People who engage in sexual behaviours more in highschool have a higher chance of dying than those who refrain from it. Males more likely to die than females. Sexual upbringing (sex-ed: spooning in highschool correlated to earlier death.
