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Happiness in Mid Life

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This chapter examines the lives of five people in their late forties and early fifties, using interview material to chart the influences on their wellbeing. Some experienced a mid-life crisis which involved failed marriages and changes of career, whilst others were able to avoid these upheavals in life. Questions are posed about these different transitions through life and the sources of good wellbeing such as affluence, friendships, love and beliefs. The life stories illustrate that at times affluence can aid good wellbeing but that meaning in life and good quality relationships underpin better wellbeing.

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Cieslik, M. (2017). Happiness in Mid Life. In: The Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-31882-4_9

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