Sense of purpose predicts daily positive events and attenuates their influence on positive affect.

Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 597 - 602
Published: Apr 1, 2022
Abstract
Sense of purpose has proven a consistent predictor of positive outcomes during adulthood. However, it remains unclear how purposeful adults respond to positive events in their daily lives. The current study examined whether sense of purpose predicted the frequency of daily positive events, as well as participants' affect on days with a positive event, across 8 days in an adult sample (n = 1959; mean age: 56 years). Sense of purpose predicted a...
Paper Details
Title
Sense of purpose predicts daily positive events and attenuates their influence on positive affect.
Published Date
Apr 1, 2022
Journal
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
597 - 602
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