ArticleGerontology2022
Sense of Purpose in Life and Markers of Hearing Function: Replicated Associations across Two Longitudinal Cohorts.
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- Purpose and Meaning in Life in Older Age: A Correlational Meta-Analysis.Research square · 2026Article
- The mediational role of hearing acuity in the association between personality and memory: Evidence from the health and retirement study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2024Article
- A review of the literature on wellbeing and modifiable dementia risk factors.Ageing research reviews · 2024Review
- Purpose in life and markers of immunity and inflammation: Testing pathways of episodic memory.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Article
- Subjective Aging and Objectively Assessed Hearing Function: A Prospective Study of Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Purpose in Life and Risk of Falls: A Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
- Purpose and meaning in life and the trajectory of episodic memory in eight longitudinal samples.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reportsArticle
- Coping Styles as Mediators Between Purpose in Life and Cognitive Function: A Longitudinal Study.Research on agingArticle
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introductionA sense of purpose in life is a psychological resource that is associated with healthier outcomes. The present research examines whether a greater sense of purpose in life is associated with subjective and objective markers of hearing health and whether hearing acuity contributes to the association between purpose and episodic memory. We sought to evaluate whether these associations were replicable across 2 independent samples.
methodsParticipants in the Health and Retirement Study (N = 14,291) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (N = 8,844) reported on their purpose in life and perceived hearing quality at baseline. Hearing acuity was measured using an audiometer 2-4 years later, and episodic memory was measured at baseline and 6-8 years later.
resultsIn both samples, higher purpose in life was associated with better hearing quality measured concurrently, lower risk of either subjective or objective hearing impairment, and hearing acuity accounted for some of the longitudinal relation between sense of purpose and better episodic memory. DISCUSSION: Across samples, measures, and analytical approaches, the present research indicates replicable associations between sense of purpose in life and hearing health. It further indicates that hearing may be one factor that associates purpose with better episodic memory.
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