ArticleSSM - population health2022
What makes life purposeful? Identifying the antecedents of a sense of purpose in life using a lagged exposure-wide approach.
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- Momentary associations between purpose in life and social connection from a micro-longitudinal study of everyday life.Acta psychologica · 2026Article
- Identifying childhood correlates of adult purpose and meaning across 22 countries (Global Flourishing Study).Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- Exploring novel determinants of exercise behavior: a lagged exposure-wide approach.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Average or extraordinary? A tale of two studied samples' anxiety related recovery work after COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Biopsychosocial Factors That Influence the Purpose in Life among Working Adults and Retirees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Health-promoting behavior to enhance perceived meaning and control of life in chronic disease patients with role limitations and depressive symptoms: a network approach.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Aims: Prior research documents strong associations between an increased sense of Methods: We used data from 13,771 participants in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) - a diverse, national panel study of adults aged >50 in the United States, to evaluate a large number of candidate predictors of purpose. Specifically, using linear regression with a Results: Some health behaviors (e.g., physical activity ≥1x/week [β = 0.14, 95% Conclusions: Several of our candidate predictors such as volunteering, time with friends, and physical activity may be important targets for interventions and policies aiming to increase purpose among older adults. However, some effect sizes were modest and contrast with prior work on younger populations, suggesting purpose may be more easily formed earlier in life.
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