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Purpose in Life as a Predictor of Mortality Across Adulthood

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Hill, Patrick L., Turiano, Nicholas A.·2014·Psychological Science

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Having a purpose in life has been cited consistently as an indicator of healthy aging for several reasons, including its potential for reducing mortality risk. In the current study, we sought to extend previous findings by examining whether purpose in life promotes longevity across the adult years, using data from the longitudinal Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) sample. Proportional-hazards models demonstrated that purposeful individuals lived longer than their counterparts did during the 14 years after the baseline assessment, even when controlling for other markers of psychological and affective well-being. Moreover, these longevity benefits did not appear to be conditional on the participants’ age, how long they lived during the follow-up period, or whether they had retired from the workforce. In other words, having a purpose in life appears to widely buffer against mortality risk across the adult years.

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Authors: Hill, P. L., & Turiano, N. A.
Affiliations: Carleton University (CA)
University of Rochester Medicine (US)
ORCID: Hill, Patrick L.
Turiano, Nicholas A.
Venue: Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2014-05-08
Volume: 25
Issue: 7
Pages: 1482-1486
ISSN: 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
1467-9280
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614531799
PMC: PMC4224996
OpenAlex: W2154766191
Cited by: 516
References: 22
Citations by year: 2026: 39 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 54 · 2019: 47 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 63 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 5
FWCI: 63.44
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Aging (P01AG020166)
National Institute of Mental Health (T32-MH018911-23, T32MH018911)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords: meaning of life, mortality, longevity, healthy aging, well-being, MIDUS, retirement, life satisfaction, psychological well-being
MeSH terms: Adult, Aged, Aging, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longevity, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Motivation, Prognosis, United States, Proportional Hazards Models, Value of Life, Young Adult

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