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Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women
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Significance: Optimism is a psychological attribute characterized as the general expectation that good things will happen, or the belief that the future will be favorable because one can control important outcomes. Previous studies reported that more optimistic individuals are less likely to suffer from chronic diseases and die prematurely. Our results further suggest that optimism is specifically related to 11 to 15% longer life span, on average, and to greater odds of achieving “exceptional longevity,” that is, living to the age of 85 or beyond. These relations were independent of socioeconomic status, health conditions, depression, social integration, and health behaviors (e.g., smoking, diet, and alcohol use). Overall, findings suggest optimism may be an important psychosocial resource for extending life span in older adults.
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More optimistic individuals had an approximately 10% longer life span and greater adjusted odds of surviving to ≥85 years of age (OR, 1.5 for women and 1.7 for men).
“In 2 epidemiological cohorts of men and women, more optimistic individuals had an ≈10% longer life span and a greater adjusted odds of surviving to ≥ 85 years of age (OR, 1.5 for women and 1.7 for men). 67”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lee, L. O., James, P., Zevon, E. S., Kim, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Spiro, A., Grodstein, F., & Kubzansky, L. D.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115;
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2019-08-26
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 37
- Pages
- 18357-18362
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC6744861
- OpenAlex
- W2970745387
- Cited by
- 195
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 24.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- HHS | NIH | National Institute on Aging (K08-AG048221, R01-AG053273, R01-AG018436, K99-AG055696)
- HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (R00-CA201542, UM1-CA186107)
- HHS | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1-TR001430)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- optimism, exceptional longevity, lifespan, aging, psychosocial factors, older adults, socioeconomic status, depression, social integration, health behavior, sex differences
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Humans, Longevity, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Health Behavior, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio
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