We found some interesting research today which we felt compelled to share with you – it is the research and findings published via PsychologyToday.com.

The aging study was conducted at Purdue University.The research team interviewed about 500 people between the ages of 55 and 74 between 1995 and 2005. At the study’s outset, the results indicated that most of those studied felt about 12 years younger than their chronological age. The insight was that people feel younger because of the extreme emphasis on being youthful in today’s culture.

“People want to feel younger, and so when they do inevitably age they can lose a lot of confidence in their cognitive abilities.” Additionally, the study found that women were more prone to aging stereotypes- which is pretty obvious.

So, the old cliches really are true….YES- that you really are as old as you feel!!

“If you feel old beyond your own chronological years you are probably going to experience a lot of the downsides that we associate with aging,” writes co-author Marcus Schafer.” But if you are older and maintain a sense of being younger, then that gives you an edge in maintaining a lot of the abilities you prize.”

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