The impact of subjective well-being on mortality: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies in the general population

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 565-575

  Martín María, Natalia ^a,b,c   Miret, Marta ^a,b,c   Caballero, Francisco Félix ^a   Rico Uribe, Laura Alejandra ^a,b,c   Steptoe, Andrew ^d   Chatterji, Somnath ^e   Ayuso Mateos, José Luis ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eudaimonic well being; Evaluative well being; Experienced well being; Longitudinal study; Meta analysis; Mortality; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

CAUSALITY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THINKING; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

HUMANS; MORTALITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85007507941     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000444     Document Type: Review

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