Psychological well-being, education, and mortality.
Jennifer Morozink BoylanJustin L TompkinsPatrick M KruegerPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2022)
We find strong evidence that psychological well-being predicts lower mortality risk and modifies the association between education and mortality. The inverse association between education and mortality becomes stronger at higher levels of purpose in life and positive affect. Therefore, efforts to promote life satisfaction, social support, and optimism may support longer lives without widening education disparities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).