Are tall people really happier?
It’s great news for Michelle Obama and John Cleese, but not so good for Kylie Minogue and Danny DeVito. It’s great news for Michelle Obama and John Cleese, but not so good for Kylie Minogue and Danny DeVito. According to new research, taller people are happier with their lives than shorter ones. A study from America has concluded that people of greater height on average feel more positive about their lives. Approximately 454,065 American adults aged 18 or over were interviewed between January 2008 and April this year as part of the study published in the science journal Elsevier’s Economics and Human Biology. Participants were asked to give their heights, details about their emotions and where they saw themselves on an imaginary life ladder. According to the study, taller individuals overall evaluated their lives more positively and were more likely to report a range of favourable emotions, including enjoyment and happiness. They were also less likely to register a range of negative fe
