Children relentlessly bullied for being small or fat may not go on to be unhappy as an adult, new research suggests.
Scientists found that such biomarkers have ‘no relation’ to happiness in later life – contradicting a host of evidence stating the opposite.
For years, it has been suggested that children can be left hurt decades after being tormented by cruel peers in the playground.
But the new 20-year study, deemed the first of its kind, disproves the theory and suggests happiness is self-created.