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- Possessing a high sense of purpose in life is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events, and this is a component of psychological well-being and has been associated in some studies with reduced mortality.
www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Association-Between-Life-Purpose-and-Mortality-US-Alimujiang-Wiensch/ae5ebb5c790d1b7f43a3db7914de6ea377822982
May 24, 2019 · We were concerned that being near to death leads to low life purpose or having a chronic illness leads to low life purpose. The goal of the sensitivity analysis was to determine whether there continued to be an association between life purpose and mortality in these population subsets.
- Aliya Alimujiang, Ashley Wiensch, Jonathan Boss, Nancy L. Fleischer, Alison M. Mondul, Karen McLean,...
- 2019
May 3, 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
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
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 age = 46. ...
There was evidence that SES might modify the association between purpose in life and 8-year mortality risk among older U.S. adults. A growing body of research suggests that a sense of purpose might emerge as an important upstream target for interventions and policies aimed at enhancing health behaviors and physical health.
- Koichiro Shiba, Laura D. Kubzansky, David R. Williams, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Eric S. Kim
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.011
- 2021
- 2021/08
In our analyses, the association of purpose in life with mortality persisted even after adjustment for depressive symptoms, as well as several other potential confounders, including disability, neuroticism, the number of chronic medical conditions, and income.
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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...
