Der Sinn im Leben fungiert als psychologischer Schutzschild gegen Depressionen. Untersuchungen ergaben, dass mit jedem Anstieg der Standardabweichung im angegebenen Zweck das Risiko einer Depression um etwa 35 Prozent sank. Dieser Schutzeffekt hielt über den jahrzehntelangen Nachbeobachtungszeitraum an
Purpose in life acts as a psychological shield against depression, new study indicates
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New research provides evidence that adolescents who feel their lives have direction are less likely to develop depression as they transition into adulthood. The findings indicate that fostering a sense of purpose during the teenage years could serve as an effective non-pharmacological strategy for protecting long-term mental health. This study was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
The data provided clear evidence that purpose acts as a protective buffer. The researchers found that higher levels of purpose in late adolescence were associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing depression later.
Specifically, for every standard deviation increase in reported purpose, the risk of incident depression decreased by approximately 35 percent. This protective effect persisted over the decade-long follow-up period. This suggests that the benefit of purpose is not temporary but extends throughout the often-difficult transition into adult life.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022395625006867
I would assume that this also has relevance on the other end of the age spectrum as seniors often feel lonely and depressed when they aren’t part of a community, or participating in some activity that provides them purpose and worth. This is one of the early traps of retirement when one hasn’t thought of actually doing something new and contributing in some way after doing so for so many years.
My purpose in life is to be my parents‘ retirement plan. I am not depressed.
Open access version full text online with downloadable PDF. Can people PLEASE check for these when posting links to paywalls?
* [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12626404/](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12626404/)
I have accumulated all this talent and i can’t find any job cause i’m a little neurodivergent and people just don’t get me and it’s depressing me
Really hard to have purpose when you have to have a job, you don’t see value in (in the grand scheme of humanity), to just have the bare minimum (food, place to live, maybe a fun outing once every few months).
Like my job is important, and the company is a non profit doing good things, but in the grand scheme it would be completely unnecessary if people had living wages, social safety nets, and a govt that wasn’t corrupt af and actively devolving into pre WWII Germany at a break neck pace.
Do we actually develop ‘purpose’ first, or does better mental health make it feel like we have more purpose? Which one truly causes the other?
What is new here? How is this finding any different than Victor Frankyl’s logotherapy?
„Man’s Search for Meaning“ is a great read if the theory interests you.
Man’s search for meaning by Viktor Frankl surmised this after his experience in the Holocaust.
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And the purpose is subjective?
I will never be able to afford a house. Fewer and fewer things that I spend money on are actually mine. The number of cheap or free third spaces is rapidly declining. A lot of, if not most, people of status are being exposed for the corrupt and horrible people that they truly are. Gambling is being woven into every aspect of life.
Why try?