ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2021
The bidirectional relationship between sense of purpose in life and physical activity: a longitudinal study.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Purpose in life and mortality: A meta-analysis of the published literature and individual-participant data of 488,765 participants followed for up to 32 years.Psychological medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Association between life satisfaction and health behaviours among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Pooled it
- Purpose in life and c-reactive protein: An individual-participant meta-analysis of >50,000 adults.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Sense of purpose fluctuations in daily life: A study of young adults and cognitively diverse older adults.Developmental psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of 24-h activity behaviors on physical and mental health in Chinese older adults: a compositional isochronous substitution analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The longitudinal relation between purpose in life and accelerometer-measured physical activity.Mental health and physical activity · 2026Article
- Daily Activities and Purpose in Life.International journal of wellbeing · 2026Article
- Physical activity and psychosocial profiles associated with mental health risk in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The longitudinal impact of adverse childhood experiences on college students' intrinsic motivation for physical exercise: the chain mediating effect of meaning in life and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between smartphone addiction and academic burnout among physical education teacher students: a chain mediating of meaning in life and physical exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Physical activity and teacher burnout: parallel and serial mediation by mindfulness and spiritual wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Maintaining cognitive and physical health across the adult lifespan: the contribution of psychosocial factors.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Depression: A Longitudinal Analysis in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The role of purpose in life in healthy aging: implications for the Semmelweis Study and the Semmelweis-EUniWell Workplace Health Promotion Model Program.GeroScience · 2025Review
- Physical activity, health, and life satisfaction: Four panel studies demonstrate reciprocal effects.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Article
- Identifying childhood correlates of adult purpose and meaning across 22 countries (Global Flourishing Study).Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- Educational disparities in 20-year trajectories of psychological well-being in a national sample.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- When and how perceived control buffers against cognitive declines: A moderated mediation analysis.Psychology and aging · 2025Article
- Purpose in life and accelerometer-measured physical activity among older adults.Psychology & health · 2025Article
- Momentary Associations Between Physical Activity, Affect, and Purpose in Life.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
People with a greater sense of purpose in life may be more likely to engage in physical activity. At the same time, physical activity can contribute to a sense of purpose in life. The present research tests these hypotheses using a cross-lagged panel model in a nationally representative, longitudinal panel of American adults (N = 14,159, M
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