Louise Wilkins-Haug
Genetic innovations and our understanding of stillbirth
Human genetics
purpose life psychological resource associated better regulation stress present research reports coordinated analysis association purpose life subjective stress evaluates potential sociodemographic mental health moderators association individual participant data 16 samples total n108391 linear regression examined association purpose life general subjective feelings stress controlling sociodemographic characteristics greater purpose life associated less subjective stress metaanalytic estimate228 95 confidence interval292 164 p001 interaction terms sociodemographic factors purpose tested individual samples synthesized metaanalysis significant indicated association purpose stress similar across age sex race ethnicity education association also moderated psychological distress metaregressions indicated association generally similar across scale length content purpose measure across samples eastern western countries associations reported observational experimental work needed evaluate causality purpose life associated less subjective stress across populations less subjective stress may one mechanism purpose contributes better mental physical health