Purpose in life and slow walking speed: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations.

ABSTRACT: The present research examines the association between purpose in life - a component of well-being defined as the feeling that one's life is goal-oriented and has direction - and slow walking speed and the risk of developing slow walking speed over time. Participants (N = 18,825) were from three established longitudinal studies of older adults. At baseline, participants reported on their purpose in life, and interviewers measured their usual walking speed. Walking speed was measured at annual or biannual follow-up waves up to 16 years later. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to summarize the estimates from the individual studies. Every standard deviation higher in purpose in life (as a continuous measure) was associated with a lower likelihood of cross-sectional slow walking speed at ba

SUBMITTER: Sutin AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009186 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature