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Abstract. Having a purpose in life has been nominated consistently as an indicator of healthy aging for several reasons including its potential for reducing mortality risk. The current study sought to extend these findings by examining whether purpose promotes longevity across the adult years, using data from the longitudinal MIDUS sample (mean ...
- Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US ...
Some studies report that those with a strong purpose in life...
- Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US ...
May 24, 2019 · Some studies report that those with a strong purpose in life engage in healthy behaviors 5 and have better health outcomes for sleep disturbances, 6 stroke incidence, 7 poststroke quality of life, 8 depression, 2 and diabetes. 9 The association between life purpose and overall mortality has also been explored previously, with Cohen and colleagues carrying out a meta-analysis of 9 prospective ...
- Aliya Alimujiang, Ashley Wiensch, Jonathan Boss, Nancy L. Fleischer, Alison M. Mondul, Karen McLean,...
- 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4270
- 2019
- JAMA Netw Open. 2019 May; 2(5): e194270.
We tested if higher baseline purpose in life was associated with a lower likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors over time, among people who reported meeting guidelines for that given behavior at baseline. We selected five health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, alcohol use, sleep, and body mass index (BMI)) 1 because they reduce ...
Dec 3, 2015 · The analysis showed a lower risk of death for participants with a high sense of purpose in life. After adjusting for other factors, mortality was about one-fifth lower for participants reporting a ...
Feb 1, 2023 · This article showed a very interesting association of life purpose with all-cause mortality in older adults. The study analyzed a total of 6,985 individuals between 50-60 year. Hazard ratio, 2.43; 95% CI, 1.57-3.75, comparing those in the lowest life purpose category with those in the highest life purpose category.
- Maya Shetty
May 25, 2019 · Rozanski published a 2016 paper in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, for example, that used data from 10 studies to show that strong life purpose was associated with reduced risk of mortality ...
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Purpose in life was assessed at baseline (2006/2008) using the validated 7-item purpose in life subscale of the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scales. ( Ryff and Keyes, 1995 ) Each item was rated on a 6-point Likert scale, and overall scores were derived using the mean of item responses (range: 1–6), with higher scores reflecting higher sense of purpose (Cronbach α = 0.74 among those with ...
