Persistent psychological well-being predicts improved self-rated health over 9–10 years: Longitudinal evidence from MIDUS

Psychological well-being has been linked with better health, but mostly with cross-sectional evidence. Using MIDUS, a national sample of US adults ( N  = 4963), longitudinal profiles of well-being were used to predict cross-time change in self-reported health over 9–10 years. Well-being was largely...

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Main Authors: Carol D Ryff, Barry T Radler, Elliot M Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-08-01
Series:Health Psychology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915601582