RT Journal
A1 Steptoe A, Wardle J
T1 ENjoying life and living longer
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD February 13
VO 172
IS 3
SP 273
OP 275
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1028
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1028
AB 
There is accumulating evidence that positive well-being is associated with reduced mortality and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and other diseases of older age.1- 3 To our knowledge, this association has not previously been investigated in a nationally representative sample in which extensive health and behavioral data are available. We therefore used the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA) to evaluate prospective associations between enjoyment of life and survival.