Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2009):

The role of life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in all-cause mortality.

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The objective of this study was to investigate whether life satisfaction and depressive symptoms are independent predictors of mortality in a non-Western sample of adults. The sample included 5,131 adults (ages 50-95 at baseline) in Taiwan who participated in the Survey of Health and Living Status of the Near Elderly and Elderly. There were 1,815 deaths recorded over a 10-year period. Higher life satisfaction significantly predicted lower risk of mortality after controlling for age, sex, education, marital status, and health status. Depressive symptoms significantly predicted higher risk of mortality. A significant interaction with age revealed that the protective effect of life satisfaction weakened with age. The results suggest that life satisfaction and depressive symptoms independently predict mortality risk in adults. (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved.

Author information

Author/s: Collins, Amy Love (AL); Glei, Dana A (DA); Goldman, Noreen (N);

Affiliation: Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. amylovecollins(-atsign-)gmail.com

Grants: R01 AG016790-01 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01AG16661 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01AG16790 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R24HD047879 (Agency:NICHD NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Psychology and aging (Psychol Aging), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 24 (issue 3) : pp 696-702

Dates: Created 2009/09/10; Completed 2009/10/13;

PMID: 19739925, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/13/2009, IMS Date: )

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Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohol Drinking - mortality Cause of Death Chronic Disease - mortality Cognition Disorders - mortality Cohort Studies Depressive Disorder - mortality Female Humans Longitudinal Studies

Male Middle Aged Mobility Limitation Odds Ratio Personal Satisfaction Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data Proportional Hazards Models Psychometrics Smoking - mortality Survival Analysis Taiwan

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