ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2021
Maintaining Sense of Purpose Following Health Adversity in Older Adulthood: A Propensity Score Matching Examination.
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- Trajectories of Purpose in Life Across Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias in Older Adulthood.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- A review of the literature on wellbeing and modifiable dementia risk factors.Ageing research reviews · 2024Review
- Purposeful and purposeless aging: Structural issues for sense of purpose and their implications for predicting life outcomes.Developmental psychology · 2024Article
- Purpose in life as a resilience factor for brain health: diffusion MRI findings from the Midlife in the U.S. study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Health-related quality of life and psychological indicators of thriving 15-19 years after heart or lung transplantation.Clinical transplantation · 2022Article
- Maintaining sense of purpose in midlife predicts better physical health.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2021Article
- Sense of Purpose Following a Dementia Diagnostic Appointment: Comparing Self- and Other-Reports of Care Recipients and Care Partners.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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objectivesResearch has demonstrated sense of purpose predicts better health in older adulthood. However, work is limited with respect to understanding how experiencing a health event or illness diagnosis impacts older adults' sense of purpose.
methodThe current study employed a propensity score matching approach to compare older adults who did or did not experience an adverse health event on changes in sense of purpose across 3 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Sense of purpose was assessed at each wave, and changes were compared between people who did versus did not experience one of 7 diagnoses and health events.
resultsWhen propensity score matching was employed, no differences in trajectories of change for sense of purpose were found with respect to all 7 events. Individual differences in trajectories, however, were evidenced across groups. DISCUSSION: The current findings suggest that even when health events impact older adults' physical functioning or place limitations on their activity, they may hold little ramifications for their sense of purpose. Future research should consider this potential for resilience, focusing on how adults compensate for losses.
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