Citation

Hill PL, Edmonds GW, Hampson SE. J. Health Psychol. 2019; 24(10): 1392-1400.

Affiliation

Oregon Research Institute, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317708251

PMID

28810459

Abstract

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 years), we tested multiple health behaviors as unique mediators of the correlation between sense of purpose and self-rated health ( r = .29). Correlational analyses found that participants' sense of purpose was positively associated with their reports of vigorous and moderate activity, vegetable intake, flossing, and sleep quality. Combined in a multiple-mediator model, bootstrapping analyses suggested that sleep quality and vigorous activity proved significant unique mediators.

Language: en

Keywords

health behavior; multiple mediation; physical activity; purpose in life; self-reported health