Purpose in life and concurrent and incident fatigue.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Psychology Health & Medicine Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2025.2468105

Angelina R Sutin, André Hajek, Martina Luchetti, Yannick Stephan, Antonio Terracciano

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Abstract

Fatigue, the experience of extreme tiredness, is common and associated with poor health outcomes and worse quality of life. The present study examines purpose in life and the likelihood of concurrent fatigue and risk of developing fatigue over time. Participants from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 6,865) reported on their purpose in life and fatigue concurrently and their fatigue again every four years up to 12 years later. Controlling for sociodemographic covariates, higher purpose in life was associated with lower likelihood of concurrent fatigue (OR = .65, 95% CI = .61, .69, p < .001) and lower risk of incident fatigue over follow-up (HR = .79, 95% CI = .75, .84, p < .001). Controlling for disease burden, smoking, and physical activity attenuated these associations by 14% and 6%, respectively, but the associations remained significant (p < .001). The associations were also independent of and not moderated by depression, which indicated that purpose is protective even when experiencing elevated distress. These associations were not moderated by age, sex, race, ethnicity, or education. Finally, purpose was also associated with recovery from fatigue (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.06, 1.41, p < .001) and lower risk of persistent fatigue (OR = .68, 95% CI = .63-.73, p < .001). Purpose in life is a psychological resource associated with lower risk of fatigue and better recovery from it. Purpose may thus be a promising intervention target to reduce and prevent fatigue.

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Psychology Health & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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6.20

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0.00%

发文量

200

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.