Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, says study

Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, according to a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä (Finland). The study, published in the Journal of Aging and Health, examined differences in depressive symptoms and life satisfaction between current 75- and 80-year-olds and the same-aged people who lived in the 1990s.