Does Improvement in Health-Related Lifestyle Habits Increase Purpose in Life among a Health Literate Cohort?

Kinoshita, Shunsuke; Hirooka, Nobutaka; Kusano, Takeru; Saito, Kohei; Nakamoto, Hidetomo

doi:10.3390/ijerph17238878

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“…There is a link between Ikigai and health: having Ikigai has been shown to reduce the risk of heart and other diseases as well as the risk of associated mortality [10][11][12]. Ikigai is a Japanese concept; however, it is considered synonymous with purpose in life (PIL) [13]. PIL studies confirm the association between PIL and risk of death [14].…”

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Predictors and Importance of Social Aspects in Ikigai among Older Women

Seko

Hirano

2021

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Ikigai is a unique Japanese concept that encompasses not only joy and happiness, but also the purpose and meaning of life. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that contribute to Ikigai, an important concept in the health of older women, and to clarify the relationship between Ikigai and the enhancement of the social aspects of their health. The participants in this longitudinal study, conducted between October 2017 and February 2020, were physically healthy older women aged 65 years and above (N = 132). Physical function and social activity were used as predictors of Ikigai. In addition, willingness for new interactions was used to examine the social aspects of health. A causal model was created from these factors, and path analysis was performed. The results demonstrated that participating in numerous interpersonal activities was predictive of increased Ikigai, but physical function was not. In addition, Ikigai was found to affect the willingness for new interactions. Further, Ikigai could be related to the willingness for new interactions. To enhance the social aspects of older women’s health, it is necessary to focus on Ikigai.

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Predictors and Importance of Social Aspects in Ikigai among Older Women

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Hirano

2021

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“…The Ikigai-9 scale consists of nine questions on various aspects of life purpose and each question must be answered on a five-point scale, from “1” (Strongly disagree) to “5” (Strongly agree). These variables and measurements were previously described elsewhere [ 24 ]. Considering the variables, age, weight, height, BMI, volume of alcohol intake, and purpose in life scores were numeric.…”

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Association between healthy lifestyle practices and life purpose among a highly health-literate cohort: a cross-sectional study

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Background The national health promotion program in the twenty-first century Japan (HJ21) correlates life purpose with disease prevention, facilitating the adoption of healthy lifestyles. However, the influence of clustered healthy lifestyle practices on life purpose, within the context of this national health campaign remains uninvestigated. This study assessed the association between such practices and life purpose, in line with the HJ21. Methods We performed a nationwide cross-sectional survey on certified specialists in health management. Participants’ demographic information, lifestyle, and purpose in life were measured using a validated tool. The cohort was median-split into two groups based on their clustered health-related lifestyle score. The values for health-related lifestyle and purpose were compared between the two groups and the correlation between health-related lifestyle and purpose in life was measured. Results Data from 4820 participants were analyzed. The higher-scoring health-related lifestyle group showed a significantly higher life purpose than the lower group (35.3 vs 31.4; t = 23.6, p < 0.001). There was a significant association between the scores of clustered healthy lifestyle practices and life purpose (r = 0.401, p < 0.001). The higher-scoring health-related lifestyle group achieved a higher life purpose than the lower-scoring group. This association between healthy lifestyle practices and life purpose denotes a positive and linear relationship. Conclusions Our results suggest that individuals who have a better health-related lifestyle gain a higher sense of life purpose. In other words, a healthy lifestyle predicts a purpose in life. Our findings posit that examining the causal relationship between healthy lifestyle and purpose in life may be a more efficient approach toward health promotion.

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“…Among combat veterans with PTSD, lower purpose in life scores are a significant predictor of suicidal ideation over time [57]. Since the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits also increase self-reported purpose in life, the overall wellbeing benefits may accrue in a bidirectional manner [58].…”

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Catalyst Twenty-Twenty: Post-Traumatic Growth at Scales of Person, Place and Planet

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Scott

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Planetary health is a broad multidisciplinary effort that attempts to address what has been described as “Anthropocene Syndrome”—the wicked, interrelated challenges of our time. These include, but are not limited to, grotesque biodiversity losses, climate change, environmental degradation, resource depletion, the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), health inequalities, social injustices, erosion of wisdom and civility, together with the many structural underpinnings of these grand challenges. The ultimate aim of planetary health is flourishing along every link in the person, place and planet continuum. The events of “2020” have illuminated the consequences of “mass trauma” and how sub-threshold anxiety and/or depressive symptoms erase the rigid lines between mental “health” and mental “disorders”, and unmasked the systemic forms of injustice, discrimination, and oppression that have too often escaped discourse. Here, we query the ways in which post-traumatic growth research might inform the larger planetary health community, especially in the context of a global pandemic, broadening socioeconomic inequalities, a worsening climate crisis, and the rise of political authoritarianism. The available research would suggest that “2020” fulfills the trauma criteria of having a “seismic impact on the assumptive world”, and as such, provides fertile ground for post-traumatic growth. Among the many potential positive changes that might occur in response to trauma, we focus on the value of new awareness, perspective and greater wisdom.

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Does Improvement in Health-Related Lifestyle Habits Increase Purpose in Life among a Health Literate Cohort?

Cited by 12 publications

References 46 publications

Predictors and Importance of Social Aspects in Ikigai among Older Women

Predictors and Importance of Social Aspects in Ikigai among Older Women

Association between healthy lifestyle practices and life purpose among a highly health-literate cohort: a cross-sectional study

Catalyst Twenty-Twenty: Post-Traumatic Growth at Scales of Person, Place and Planet

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