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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. 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. 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