How would you characterize the motivation that sustains you as you go about your everyday activities? Perhaps you’re visiting an older relative daily in the hospital during their recovery period from ...

Can we think our way to better health? Maybe so! It’s been shown that a life with meaning and purpose can actually help to forestall dementia. A fascinating study can be read in the American Journal ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Great leaders create a sense of purpose. We hear about purpose all the time, but its impacts ...

You’re happy, but do you feel that your life has purpose? Or, do you feel you know where you’re headed in life, but just aren’t that happy? These two questions sum up the gist of the debate in the ...

A sense of purpose, defined as having a clear set of goals, direction, and meaningful engagement with life, has emerged as a robust predictor of favourable health outcomes in older adults. Research ...

Having a sense of purpose helps ward off dementia, a new study suggests. The research, published in the October issue of The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found a sense of purpose is ...

Aliza Wingo, senior author of the study, is a professor in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Research into Blue Zones — regions of the world where ...

A large-scale study tracking nearly 14,000 older adults for up to 15 years has found that having a strong sense of purpose in life significantly reduces the risk of developing cognitive impairment, ...

Often, we say that age is just a number. However, when we actually experience aging first-hand, it can be overwhelming. Studies show that we experience the peak of our sense of purpose from our ...