The Role of Life Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms in All-Cause Mortality

Amy Love Collins; Dana A. Glei; Noreen Goldman

doi:10.1037/a0016777

The Role of Life Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms in All-Cause Mortality

Amy Love Collins, Dana A. Glei, Noreen Goldman

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	696-702
Number of pages	7
Journal	Psychology and Aging
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016777
State	Published - Sep 2009

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Geriatrics and Gerontology
Social Psychology
Aging

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Taiwan
depressive symptoms
life satisfaction
mortality

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