Vielleicht ist das Sprichwort „Geld kann Glück kaufen“ wahr. Eine neue Studie ergab, dass im Allgemeinen ein höheres Bildungsniveau konsequenter mit Indikatoren für eine bessere Gesundheit verbunden war, während ein höheres Einkommensniveau mit einem höheren Wohlbefinden verbunden war.

I’ve linked to the primary source, the journal article, in the post above.

Link to a press release for those interested: https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/maybe-money-can-buy-you-happiness-but-for-good-health-education-is-key

Income and education show distinct links to health and happiness in daily life

Nature Human Behaviour (2025)

Abstract

With growing levels of inequality, understanding relationships between socioeconomic status (SES), health and well-being is as important as ever. Many studies focus on associations between an SES composite and either health ‘or’ happiness; here we examine unique relationships between SES indicators (income and education) and health ‘and’ well-being outcomes at both individual and community levels, drawing on a sample of adults (N = 71,385; Mage = 40.62, s.d. = 13.20) from more than 10 countries and representing 13,089 unique ZIP codes within the United States. A subset (N = 29,567) participated in an Ecological Momentary Assessment study by providing daily reports of their emotions, blood pressure and heart rate (Nobs = 329,543) for 3 weeks. **Generally, higher levels of education were more consistently linked to indicators of better health, whereas higher levels of income were associated with higher levels of well-being**. Individual-level SES predicted health and well-being more strongly than community-level factors.

Well that makes sense, physical and mental health are intertwined