We may have suspected it already, but now the science backs it up: unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population. And they are more likely to live longer than their married and child-rearing peers, according to a leading expert in happiness.?
这件事可能早有人怀疑，但如今有了科学依据：未婚无娃的女性是最幸福的人群。而且，幸福研究权威专家称，这部分女性比那些已婚有孩的女性更长寿。
Paul Dolan, a professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics, said the latest evidence showed that the traditional markers used to measure success did not correlate with happiness - particularly marriage and raising children.?
伦敦经济学院行为科学领域教授保罗?多兰说，最新证据显示，用于衡量成功的传统标志——尤其是婚姻和养育小孩——和幸福无关。
Dolan said men showed more health benefits from tying the knot, as they took fewer risks. But women's health was mostly unaffected by marriage, with middle-aged married women even being at higher risk of physical and mental conditions than their single counterparts.
多兰表示，男性在婚姻中承担的风险更少，获得的健康效益更多，而女性的健康基本不会因婚姻而改善，已婚中年妇女身心受损的风险比单身女性更高。