ArticleBMC public health2021
Health behavior of working-aged Finns predicts self-reported life satisfaction in a population-based 9-years follow-up.
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- Healthy and Unhealthy Food Consumption in Relation to Quality of Life among Finnish Female Municipal Employees: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Cross-Sectional Associations of Self-Reported Social/Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction with Smoking and Vaping Status in Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Changed health behavior improves subjective well-being and vice versa in a follow-up of 9 years.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Global research trends in the subjective well-being of older adults from 2002 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- Subjective well-being predicts health behavior in a population-based 9-years follow-up of working-aged Finns.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have shown positive association between health behavior and life satisfaction, but the studies have mostly been cross-sectional, had follow-up times up to 5 years or focused on only one health behavior domain. The aim of the study was to explore how principal health behavior domains predict life satisfaction as a composite score in a previously unexplored longitudinal setting.
methodsThe present study tested whether a health behavior sum score (range 0-4) comprising of dietary habits, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity predicted subsequent composite score of life satisfaction (range 4-20). Data included responses from 11,000 working-age Finns who participated in the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) prospective population-based postal survey.
resultsProtective health behavior in 2003 predicted (p < .001) better life satisfaction 9 years later when sex, age, education, major diseases, and baseline life satisfaction were controlled for. The β in the linear regression model was - 0.24 (p < .001) corresponding to a difference of 0.96 points in life satisfaction between individuals having the best and worst health behavior.
conclusionGood health behavior has a long-term beneficial impact on subsequent life satisfaction. This knowledge could strengthen the motivation for improvement of health behavior particularly on an individual level but also on a policy level.
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