Cynical People More Likely to Die Young, Develop Dementia

European researchers have found that cynical people tend to die younger and are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia. The researchers specifically examined cynicism that involves doubting the truthfulness of what people say and believing that most people are motivated by self-interest rather than the greater good.

The researchers concluded that higher cynical distrust in late life was associated with higher mortality, but they added that this cynicism could be explained by socioeconomic position, lifestyle and health status. The presence of confounding factors supports the link between cynical distrust and dementia.

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