Purpose in life

Short Description: Purpose in life is associated with various health outcomes. It is also associated with the use of preventive health services. The aim of this project is to clarify whether purpose in life is also associated with the use of other health services.

Methodological Details: Respondents were asked a set of questions that they could agree or disagree with on a Likert scale. For instance “I don’t really know what I want to achieve in my life.”

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Replication

André Hajek (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)

2020

1263

inno

isinn06, isinn02, isinn03, isinn04, im_isinn, isinn01, isinn05, isinn07

4/2023

Economics & Medicine

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