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.