Your wellbeing as an adult tied to your childhood and high school friendships

August 8, 2012

Having good friendships and relationships as a child and teenager, and taking part in social activities such as youth groups and sporting clubs, is linked to greater wellbeing as an adult — more so than early language development and academic achievements in high school (these being linked to one’s socioeconomic status) — so social networks trump socioeconomic class when it comes to wellbeing. The study is published in the current issue of Journal of Happiness Studies.

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Filed under: Random Swellness,Swellbeing

Tags: friendships, happiness, social network, socioeconomic, wellbeing