Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we synthesize recent research that has reported
associations of a higher sense of purpose in life with reduced risk of developing …

Objective To assess the net impact of purpose in life on all-cause mortality and
cardiovascular events. Methods The electronic databases PubMed, Embase, and PsycINFO …

Purpose: Growing evidence indicates that a higher sense of purpose in life (purpose) is
associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases and mortality. However, epidemiological …

Accumulating evidence shows that a higher sense of purpose in life is associated with lower
risk of chronic conditions and premature mortality. Health behaviors might partially explain …

Background: Many studies have focused on disease causality, but few of them deal with
health-promoting factors. Thus, we examined the effect of having a sense of purpose in life …

This study examined whether purpose in life was associated with myocardial infarction
among a sample of older adults with coronary heart disease after adjusting for relevant …

Background Having a sense of purpose in life has been consistently demonstrated as a
predictor of positive health outcomes, including less perceived stress, yet, little is known …

Having a sense of purpose in life appears valuable across life domains, though it remains
unclear whether purpose also provides financial value to individuals. The current study …

Purpose in life consists of having a sense of meaning and purpose regarding one's activities
as well as an overall sense that life is meaningful. This study reports a comprehensive …

Having a purpose in life has been consistently linked to subjective and objective health
markers. Using data from the Hawaii Study of Personality and Health (n= 749, Mage= 60.1 …