Having positive social interactions is associated with a sense of purpose for older adults, which can fluctuate from day to day, according to new research.
And although these findings apply to both working and retired adults, the research found that for better and for worse, these interactions are more strongly correlated to purposefulness in people who are retired.
“Specifically for our retired older adults, this is a construct we should really care about,” said Gabrielle Pfund, who led the study as a doctoral degree student in the lab of Patrick Hill, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Washington University in St. Louis….