Realism and Illusion in Americans' Temporal Views of Their Life Satisfaction

Important caveat: Longitudinal data suggests there is greater stability in life satisfaction: https://t.co/P2kLB3yryx

@torwager @jayvanbavel You’re right Tor. These were cross-sectional data. Longitudinal data don’t look like this. Here’s a paper already mentioned by @AndrewRSmith that shows more stability in well being over adulthood https://t.co/6bi8SHMY27

@jayvanbavel As I understand it, much of that data is cross-sectional. Some longitudinal research shows that little change across time. For example, see: https://t.co/oG9XygZFZR