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Notes
- a purpose in life from early adulthood improves longevity & increases compliance with health services[1]
- purpose in life is associated with a faster walking speed in older adults 4 years later[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hill PL, Turiano NA. Purpose in life as a predictor of mortality across adulthood. Psychol Sci 2014 May 8 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24815612 <Internet> http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/7/1482
Kim ES et al. Purpose in life and use of preventive health care services. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014 Nov 18; 111:16331 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25368165 <Internet> http://www.pnas.org/content/111/46/16331 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kim ES, Kawachi I, Chen Y, Kubzansky LD. Association between purpose in life and objective measures of physical function in older adults. JAMA Psychiatry 2017 Aug 16 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28813554 <Internet> http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2648692