Activism is responsible for many of the positive social changes we have seen across time,
and is central to pushing for continued social change. However, these positive outcomes do …

Purpose: Growing evidence indicates that a higher sense of purpose in life (purpose) is
associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases and mortality. However, epidemiological …

Objective Sense of purpose predicts a wide array of positive health, cognitive, and well-
being outcomes during older adulthood. However, work is limited regarding how social …

Wellbeing—defined broadly as experiencing one's life as enjoyable and fulfilling—has been
associated with lower risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The mechanisms …

Objective: Studies have consistently found a positive relationship between social support
and a sense of purpose; however, less is known about the underlying mechanisms of this …

Objectives: Purposeful adults may experience greater cognitive resilience because sense of
purpose may help buffer against the effects of depressive symptoms and loneliness. We also …

Sense of purpose is seen as a catalyst for successful ageing, predicting a wide range of
health outcomes and mortality. However, its role in fostering subjective well-being during old …

Objective Having a sense of purpose in life is fundamental to psychological and physical
well-being. Despite the benefits of purpose, it may be difficult to hold onto purpose as people …

What does a good life look like? The present research investigated individual differences in
people's perceptions of the factors that are most important for living a good life using two …

The accumulation of evidence that having a sense of purpose contributes to greater health
and well-being has vastly outpaced investigations into why this is so. Here, we offer a novel …