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This is the official page of the Harvard Second Generation Study Our new project aims to study the effect of childhood experiences on midlife health.

The Study of Adult Development is a longitudinal study that has been following two groups of men over the last 75 years to identify the psychosocial predictors of healthy aging. We have two groups of participants: The Grant Study that is composed of 268 Harvard graduates from the classes of 1939-1944 and the Glueck Study group that is made up of 456 men who grew up in the inner-city neighborhoods of Boston. We are now beginning to study the children of our original participants- the second generation of the Study of Adult Development. We aim to use our rich data set to create a detailed model of how early events help shape our well-being in midlife. This project is currently funded by the National Institute on Aging. We will begin contacting the prospective participants for our study starting in the summer of 2015. We estimate that there are over 2,000 children of the Grant and Glueck cohorts living across the U.S. today. Our Second Generation participants will provide irreplaceable information about aging across the lifespan.

04/18/2019

Interesting article on mentoring that mentions our study!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/well/live/want-to-leave-a-legacy-be-a-mentor.html

How to make a positive impact that would keep you alive in the memories and lives of others.

03/29/2019

03/22/2019

"Good genes are nice, but joy is better"

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/

For nearly 80 years, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has been producing data and lessons on how to live longer, happier, and healthier lives.

01/04/2019

Are friends the key to happiness?

https://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advice/articles/2018-07-27/are-friends-the-key-to-happiness

Long-term studies show that close relationships are better predictors of well-being than almost anything else.

12/21/2018

Happy Holiday from all of us at the lab!

12/19/2018

Check out our Christmas cactus, in full bloom!

12/14/2018

A fun fact about our current clinical research coordinators!

09/06/2018

Check out the Hidden Brain podcast on NPR today to hear a rebroadcast of an episode featuring our director, Bob Waldinger!

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510308/hidden-brain

Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.

06/01/2018

A number of interesting perspectives on the impact of social media usage (including Bob Waldinger’s – our director)!

http://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/connections/trust-me-im-your-smartphone

05/25/2018

A great overview of our work!

https://www.lionsroar.com/love-its-what-really-makes-us-happy/

Zen priest Robert Waldinger is the leader of the longest-running study of happiness, who's found that science and Buddhism agree on what makes us happy.

05/18/2018

Check us out in Reader’s Digest!

https://www.rd.com/advice/relationships/secret-to-happy-life-harvard-study/

Hint: A happy life has nothing to do with the health of your bank account.

04/27/2018

Check out this interesting article on love and science that quotes our director, Bob Waldinger!

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/02/scientists-find-a-few-surprises-in-their-study-of-love/

They suggest that couples share goals and aspirations, stay curious about each other, and, for pity’s sake, go out once in a while.

02/23/2018

We’re in the news! Follow this link to read about what makes us happy and healthy

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/31/this-harvard-study-reveals-how-you-can-be-happier-and-more-successful.html

"It turns out that living in the midst of conflict is really bad for our health."

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