The relationship between subjective well-being and mortality within discordant twin pairs from two independent samples.

Saunders, Gretchen; Elkins, Irene J.; Christensen, Kaare

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“…In addition, given the heritability of both SWB and lifespan [ 61 ], researchers suspected that some genetic factors may contribute to the association between SWB and survival. However, one study in Danish populations adopted a twin design to deal with the potential confounding effects of genes, and their findings indicated that SWB was associated with mortality independent of genetic factors [ 62 ]. More investigations from other populations are needed to address this issue.…”

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Association between subjective well-being and all-cause mortality among older adults in China

Zhu,

Lian,

Huang

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Although several studies in high-income countries have suggested a positive association between subjective well-being (SWB) and mortality, studies conducted in low- and middle-income countries, such as China, are scarce. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between SWB and all-cause mortality among the older Chinese population. Methods Data were from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), a population-based longitudinal cohort study in 22 of 31 provinces in mainland China. A total of 13,282 individuals aged 65 ≥ years who were recruited in 2002 and followed-up until 2018 were included. SWB was assessed with an eight-item tool covering life satisfaction, positive affect (including optimism, happiness, personal control and conscientiousness) and negative affect (including anxiety, loneliness and uselessness). Cox proportional hazards regression methods were carried out to estimate the association between SWB and total mortality, adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders. Subgroup analyses and interaction analyses were further conducted. Results During the 16.5 years of follow-up, 8459 deaths were identified. Greater SWB was independently associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.81–0.89) after adjustment for age, sex, marital status, education level, place of residence, smoking status, drinking, exercise, diet, BMI, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases and cancer. Of the eight individual SWB symptoms, only 2 items, feelings of uselessness (adjusted HR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.89–0.99) and happiness (adjusted HR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.86–0.95), were significantly associated with total mortality. Associations remained significant across all subgroups regardless of different characteristics. Conclusions Higher SWB overall and 2 certain symptoms (feelings of uselessness and happiness) were independently associated with all-cause mortality risk among older Chinese adults. The association was consistent across different groups, suggesting that promoting a healthier SWB may be beneficial to all older individuals irrespective of their characteristics.

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Association between subjective well-being and all-cause mortality among older adults in China

Zhu,

Lian,

Huang

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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“…Results of a principal components analysis with two components, including standardised loadings for each wellbeing outcome, Eigenvalues, and proportion of variance explained................................................................................................................................... Table 3. Means and standard deviations of each TwIVI higher-order value for the total sample (Warr & Nielsen, 2018), and longevity (Saunders, Elkins, Christensen, & McGue, 2018). As such, developing strategies to increase wellbeing can have a far-reaching positive impact on individuals and society.…”

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The Consequences of not Acting on Personally and Socially Important Value-Expressive Behaviours on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing

Chrystal¹

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<p>Wellbeing is thought to decrease when one’s actions do not align with one’s values. This study refined a previous experimental method to investigate how perceived failure to live up to expectations of value-expressive behaviours may affect eudaimonic and hedonic wellbeing. One hundred and ninety-nine students considered their own past value-expressive behaviours in a survey designed to induce a discrepancy or “gap” between reported and ideal behaviour. We tested whether the importance of value-expressive behaviours—and whether this importance was based on personal or social ideals—would affect the perception of behavioural discrepancies and wellbeing. Results showed that being asked about more important behaviours predicted a greater perceived behavioural gap and less hedonic wellbeing. Whether this importance was based on personal values or social desirability did not differentially predict perceived behavioural gap or wellbeing, challenging the focus that some therapy models place on personal value expression to improve wellbeing. The perceived behavioural gap did not mediate a relationship between experimental condition and wellbeing, suggesting that other variables may play a role in the relationship between values, behaviour, and wellbeing. Further exploratory tests, limitations, and theoretical implications are discussed.</p>

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Happiness and well-being: The value and findings from genetic studies

Weijer¹,

L²,

Bartels³

2022

Twin Research for Everyone

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The relationship between subjective well-being and mortality within discordant twin pairs from two independent samples.

Cited by 6 publications

References 51 publications

Association between subjective well-being and all-cause mortality among older adults in China

Association between subjective well-being and all-cause mortality among older adults in China

The Consequences of not Acting on Personally and Socially Important Value-Expressive Behaviours on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing

Happiness and well-being: The value and findings from genetic studies

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