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- Accruing evidence suggests that finding a purpose for your life may add years to it. Indeed, studies have found that purposeful older adults experience a diminished mortality risk in American samples (Krause, 2009), even when controlling for known predictors of longevity (Boyle, Barnes, Buchman, & Bennett, 2009).
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4224996/Purpose in Life as a Predictor of Mortality across Adulthood
May 24, 2019 · Life purpose was significantly associated with all-cause mortality in the HRS (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).
- Aliya Alimujiang, Ashley Wiensch, Jonathan Boss, Nancy L. Fleischer, Alison M. Mondul, Karen McLean,...
- 2019
May 25, 2019 · Having a purpose in life may decrease your risk of dying early, according to a study published Friday. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 7,000 American adults between the ages of...
- Mara Gordon
Feb 1, 2023 · Many of us are most likely agree that having a sense of purpose in life is associated with overall both physical and mental health quality of life. Needs a scientific proof to this? This article showed a very interesting association of life purpose with all-cause mortality in older adults.
- Maya Shetty
May 24, 2019 · A new study suggests that purposeful living is linked to decreased risk of early death in those older than age 50. The new results were published Thursday (May 23) in the journal...
Dec 3, 2015 · How Does Purpose in Life Affect Health and Mortality Risks? Using a technique called meta-analysis, the researchers pooled data from previous studies evaluating the relationship between...
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1 day ago · A new study aimed to find out—and their answer reveals the power of purpose in shaping human life. “Purpose in life remained significant in all of our analyses, while life satisfaction didn’t,” says lead study author Frank Martela of Aalto University, Finland. “That suggests that purpose is the more reliable predictor of longevity.”.
