Social connection is a more important route to adult well-being than academic ability.
Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to
adult well-being, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from
Deakin University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in
Australia, and his colleagues.
In contrast, academic achievement appears
to have little effect on adult well-being.
The exploratory work,
looking at the child and adolescent origins of well-being in adulthood,
is published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies.
We know very little about how aspects of childhood and adolescent
development, such as academic and social-emotional function, affect
adult well-being -- defined here as a combination of a sense of
coherence, positive coping strategies, social engagement and
self-perceived strengths.
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