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At what age are people at their happiest? This seemingly simple question has been studied extensively over the past decades, but a definitive answer has long been elusive. A research team has now shed light on the question in a comprehensive meta-analytic review. The findings show that the respondents' life satisfaction decreased between the ages of 9 and 16, then increased slightly until the age of 70, and then decreased once again until the age of 96.

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This page is a summary of: The development of subjective well-being across the life span: A meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies., Psychological Bulletin, July 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/bul0000401.
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