Meaning in Life and Mortality
Meaning in Life and Mortality
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbp047
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Krause, Neal
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作者：
Krause, Neal
这项探索性研究的目的是了解生命的意义是否与老年死亡率有关。收集了关于生命意义、死亡率和选择控制措施的数据。首先，数据表明，具有强烈生命意义感的老年人在研究随访期间死亡的可能性低于那些没有强烈意义感的人。其次，研究结果表明，意义对死亡率的影响可以归因于通过健康运作的潜在重要的间接影响。第三，进一步的分析表明，意义的一个方面-有强烈的人生目标感-与死亡率的关系比意义的其他方面更密切。主要研究结果是在对参加宗教服务和情感支持的影响进行统计控制后观察到的。如果这项研究的结果可以重复，那么应该设计干预措施来帮助老年人找到更大的生活目的感。
The purpose of this exploratory study was to see if meaning in life is associated with mortality in old age.Interviews were conducted with a nationwide sample of older adults (N = 1,361). Data were collected on meaning in life, mortality, and select control measures.Three main findings emerged from this study. First, the data suggest that older people with a strong sense of meaning in life are less likely to die over the study follow-up period than those who do not have a strong sense of meaning. Second, the findings indicate that the effect of meaning on mortality can be attributed to the potentially important indirect effect that operates through health. Third, further analysis revealed that one dimension of meaning-having a strong sense of purpose in life-has a stronger relationship with mortality than other facets of meaning. The main study findings were observed after the effects of attendance at religious services and emotional support were controlled statistically.If the results from this study can be replicated, then interventions should be designed to help older people find a greater sense of purpose in life.