In one paragraphSynthesis in Psychological medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
2 · The registryThe trial behind it
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3 · Its place in the literatureWho cites it
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4 · The recordCorrections and comments
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5 · Who and what moneyAuthors and funding
8 authors.
Angelina SutinDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1824-8974 Daisy ZavalaDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9689-5616 Elizabeth MiladDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4111-2650 Yannick Stephanhttps://ror.org/051escj72University of Montpellier: Universite de Montpellier, France.
Selin KarakoseDepartment of Geriatrics, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8629-4422 Justin BrownDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6732-1608 Antonio TerraccianoDepartment of Geriatrics, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5799-8885 Martina LuchettiDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, https://ror.org/05g3dte14Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.
Funding
HRS Yrs29-34: Y33 SSA CoFundingU01AG009740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jessica Faul, KENNETH M LANGA · 1990 to 2026
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
backgroundPurpose in life is consistently associated with better health outcomes, including lower risk of earlier mortality. We report an updated meta-analysis of the published literature, combined with analysis of individual-participant data, to address replicability, generalizability, and potential mechanisms of the association between purpose in life and risk of mortality.
methodsA random-effects meta-analysis of individual-participant data from ongoing longitudinal studies (
resultsPurpose in life was associated with a ~ 30% lower risk of earlier mortality (meta-analytic HR = .76 [1/.76 = 1.32], 95% CI = .70, .83). The association was apparent across sociodemographic groups, with some small differences in magnitude by age, race, and education. The association was attenuated but persisted, controlling for behavioral and clinical risk factors for mortality (meta-analytic HR = .85, 95% CI = .82, .89), or depression (meta-analytic HR = .91, 95% CI = .88, .94).
conclusionsA meta-analysis of 25 samples from the United States, Europe, and Asia indicated that purpose in life has a consistent association with lower risk of mortality. The association is due in part but not completely to behavioral, clinical, and psychological risk factors for earlier mortality.
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MortalityHumansLongitudinal Studieslongevitymeaning in lifeIkigaimeta-analysispurpose in life
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PMID42417009
PMCPMC13370182
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