Why tidy, calm teenagers live longer

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[FILE PHOTO] In a study of more than 26,000 secondary-school students spanning 48 years, scientists discovered orderly adolescents who are mature, calm and empathetic are more likely to live into their 60s.

Tidy teenagers live longer, research suggests. In a study of more than 26,000 secondary-school students spanning 48 years, scientists discovered orderly adolescents who are mature, calm and empathetic are more likely to live into their 60s.

Immaturity and impulsiveness as a teenager may set bad ‘health habits’ that ‘wear and tear’ on a person’s immune system and heart over time, according to the United States (U.S.) researchers.

Scientists from the University of Rochester, New York, analysed 26,845 secondary-school students who were part of the high-school research group…



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