Pain, Goal Engagement, and Eudemonic Well-Being: Moderation by Autonomous Motivation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pain may decrease well-being in older adults by limiting social and leisure activities. However, some activities can exacerbate pain. We hypothesized that autonomously motivated goal engagement could ameliorate negative effects of pain on goal engagement and amplify positive effects of goal engagement on eudemonic well-being (EWB).

Methods

Midlife and older women (N = 200) were oversampled for chronic pain. Daily diaries (n = 10,697) including goal lists and ratings, pain, and EWB were completed for 7 days every 3 months for 2 years.

Results

Pain was not a correlate of goal engagement. More engagement was associated with higher EWB when motivation was autonomous. However, more goal engagement correlated with lower EWB the next day and, when not autonomously

SUBMITTER: Segerstrom SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893138 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature