Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 11/30/2009 - 23:00

(Springer) Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking.

Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' and encourage them to make the most of the present in anticipation of 'miserable' old age.

These findings by researchers at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies.

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