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Int J Behav Dev. 2018 Jan 01;42(1):143-147. doi: 10.1177/0165025416681537. Epub 2016 Dec 02.

Early Life Adversity as a Predictor of Sense of Purpose during Adulthood.

International journal of behavioral development

Patrick L Hill, Nicholas A Turiano, Anthony L Burrow

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  2. Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
  3. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

PMID: 34366509 PMCID: PMC8340935 DOI: 10.1177/0165025416681537

Abstract

Feeling a sense of purpose in life appears to hold consistent benefits for positive aging and well-being. As such, it is important to consider the potential factors that promote or hinder the development of purposefulness over the lifespan. For instance, it remains unclear whether early life experiences, particularly adverse ones, may hold lasting influences on whether one feels purposeful into adulthood. The current study examined whether early life adversity predicted a diminished sense of purpose in adulthood using data from participants (

Keywords: adult well-being; early adversity; lifespan development; purpose in life

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