A new study finds a greater sense of purpose was linked to a lower risk of premature death risk among people of all races and ethnicities.
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 -- Having a clear purpose in life could reduce your risk for premature death.
"[Having] a purpose in life is defined as the extent to which people perceive their lives as having a sense of direction and goals,” said lead author Koichiro Shiba, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. For the study, participants were asked between 2006 and 2008 to indicate how purposeful they considered their lives to be, based on a standard questionnaire. They were then classified as having a"low,""medium-low,""medium-high" or"high" sense of purpose. Deaths were tracked for the next eight years.
Having more money, being in better physical and mental health, and younger age at the study's start were all linked to reporting a greater purpose to begin with. Having a purpose also provides a daily alternative to spending time regretting the past or worrying about the future, he said.
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