Having children will make you happier than staying childless, according to a new study, but not until later in life, when they have flown the nest.

一项研讨标明，有孩子的家庭比丁克家庭愈加美好，但这儿指的是孩子都已长大离巢的家庭。

A team of researchers at Heidelberg University in Germany found that parents tend to be happier than non-parents in old age, but this only holds true if their kids have moved out.

德国海德堡大学的一组研讨人员发现，年纪渐长后，有孩子的夫妻比没有孩子的夫妻愈加美好，但这只有在孩子搬出去的情况下才建立。

Scientists asked 55,000 people aged 50 and over from 16 European countries about their mental well-being, and results suggest "the positive aspects of parenthood dominate when getting older."

科学家对来自16个欧洲国家的5.5万名50岁及以上的居民进行了查询，问询他们的心思健康状况，成果显现：年纪渐长后，亲子关系的活跃方面更多地显现出来。

One of the biggest factors is that children become a form of social support, and the researchers point out that social support networks are associated with greater happiness and less loneliness and can act as a buffer against stressful events.

其间一个最大的要素是，孩子成为了爸爸妈妈的一种社会支持。研讨人员指出，社会支持关系网会进步美好感，削减孤独感，面对压力时能够作为缓冲剂。

However, children who still live at home are shown to have a negative effect on well-being.

但是查询也显现，那些子女仍未离巢的爸爸妈妈的美好感大打折扣。

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