LGB Identity and Eudaimonic Well Being in Midlife

Riggle, Ellen D. B.; Rostosky, Sharon S.; Danner, Fred

doi:10.1080/00918360903054277

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“…This further demonstrates that the low alpha coefficient is mainly a byproduct of the restricted number of items. Notably, this short version of the scale has been widely used in prior research over the last twenty years [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]. At Wave 2, purpose was assessed using the longer 7-item scale ( M = 39.74, SD = 6.47, α = .69), which was not available for Wave 1 1 .…”

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Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later

Zilioli

Slatcher

Ong

et al. 2015

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

114

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Objective Living a purposeful life is associated with better mental and physical health, including longevity. Accumulating evidence shows that these associations might be explained by the association between life purpose and regulation of physiological systems involved in the stress response. The aim of this study was to investigate the prospective associations between life purpose and allostatic load over a 10-year period. Methods Analyses were conducted using data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) survey. Assessment of life purpose, psychological covariates and demographics were obtained at baseline, while biomarkers of allostatic load were assessed at the 10-year follow-up. Results We found that greater life purpose predicted lower levels of allostatic load at follow-up, even when controlling for other aspects of psychological well-being potentially associated with allostatic load. Further, life purpose was also a strong predictor of individual differences in self-health locus of control—i.e., beliefs about how much influence individuals can exert on their own health—which, in turn, partially mediated the association between purpose and allostatic load. Although life purpose was also negatively linked to other-health locus of control —i.e., the extent to which individuals believe their health is controlled by others/chance —this association did not mediate the impact of life purpose on allostatic load. Conclusion The current study provides the first empirical evidence for the long-term physiological correlates of life purpose and supports the hypothesis that self-health locus of control acts as one proximal psychological mechanism through which life purpose may be linked to positive biological outcomes.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later

Zilioli

Slatcher

Ong

et al. 2015

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

114

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“…Across these endeavors, those reporting higher levels of ego development tend to show higher well-being. There are exceptions: identifying oneself as lesbian, gay, or bisexual has been associated with lower eudaimonic well-being [45], with such patterns linked to experiences of discrimination. Having a more developed feminist identity, however, has been linked with higher well-being [46].…”

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Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia

Ryff

2013

Psychother Psychosom

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This article reviews research and interventions that have grown up around a model of psychological well-being generated more than two decades ago to address neglected aspects of positive functioning such as purposeful engagement in life, realization of personal talents and capacities, and enlightened self-knowledge. The conceptual origins of this formulation are revisited and scientific products emerging from 6 thematic areas are examined: (1) how well-being changes across adult development and later life; (2) what are the personality correlates of well-being; (3) how well-being is linked with experiences in family life; (4) how well-being relates to work and other community activities; (5) what are the connections between well-being and health, including biological risk factors, and (6) via clinical and intervention studies, how psychological well-being can be promoted for ever-greater segments of society. Together, these topics illustrate flourishing interest across diverse scientific disciplines in understanding adults as striving, meaning-making, proactive organisms who are actively negotiating the challenges of life. A take-home message is that increasing evidence supports the health protective features of psychological well-being in reducing risk for disease and promoting length of life. A recurrent and increasingly important theme is resilience - the capacity to maintain or regain well-being in the face of adversity. Implications for future research and practice are considered.

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“…Specifically, functional indicators of mental health in the forms of psychological well-being focus on the degree to which individuals are able to achieve their full potential and actualize their authentic selves (Keyes, Shmotkin, & Ryff, 2002; Ryan & Deci, 2001), while social well-being refers to the degree to which individuals experience adequate fit within their social worlds (Keyes, 1998). Increased attention has been paid to functional well-being in sexual minority individuals' lives in recent years (Riggle, Rostosky, & Danner, 2009), with a particular focus on the role that community connectedness has in determining these outcomes of positive mental health (Kertzner et al, 2009). …”

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Measuring Community Connectedness among Diverse Sexual Minority Populations

Frost

Meyer

2012

Journal of Sex Research

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Theory and research agree that connectedness to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community is an important construct to account for in understanding issues related to health and well-being among gay and bisexual men. However, the measurement of this construct among lesbian and bisexual women or racial/ethnic minority individuals has not yet been adequately investigated. This study examined the reliability and validity of an existing measure of Connectedness to the LGBT Community among a diverse group of sexual minority individuals in New York City and whether differences in connectedness existed across gender and race/ethnicity. Scores on the measure demonstrated both internal consistency and construct stability across subgroups defined by gender and race/ethnicity. The subgroups did not differ in their mean levels of connectedness and scores on the measure demonstrated factorial, convergent, and discriminate validity both generally and within each of the subgroups. Inconsistencies were observed with regard to which scores on the measure demonstrated predictive validity in their associations with indicators of mental health and well-being. The scale is a useful tool for researchers and practitioners interested in understanding the role of community connectedness in the lives of diverse populations of sexual minority individuals.

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LGB Identity and Eudaimonic Well Being in Midlife

Cited by 62 publications

References 26 publications

Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later

Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later

Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia

Measuring Community Connectedness among Diverse Sexual Minority Populations

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