Ikigai and subsequent health and wellbeing among Japanese older adults: Longitudinal outcome-wide analysis

• Main Authors: Sakurako S. Okuzono (Author), Koichiro Shiba (Author), Eric S. Kim (Author), Kokoro Shirai (Author), Naoki Kondo (Author), Takeo Fujiwara (Author), Katunori Kondo (Author), Tim Lomas (Author), Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald (Author), Ichiro Kawachi (Author), Tyler J. VanderWeele (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Having a purpose in life has been linked to improved health and wellbeing; however, it remains unknown whether having "Ikigai"-a related but broader concept in Japan-is also beneficial for various physical and psychosocial outcomes. Methods: Using data from a nationwid...