Old age may not sound ________ (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people________ (worry) about getting older.
The findings came from ________ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States.The Gallup Organization questioned _______ by telephone in 2008.At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, ________(sad) and worry.They also asked about mental or emotional stress.The research team found that levels of stress were _________ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped ________ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.
Happiness ________ highest among the youngest adults and those________ their early seventies.The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. ________ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.