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Everyone knows that such a quality as purposefulness necessary for humans, but as it turned out, the presence of the target not only gives life meaning, but it can increase the duration - this is confirmed by the joint studies of American and Canadian experts.

Under the direction of Patrick Hill Officer Carleton University and Nicholas Turia University of Rochester researchers have studied the way of life of more than 7 thousand Americans aged 20 to 75 years old. Through various tests, experts determined the emotional state of participants and their attitude to life, and then for 14 years, watched as attitudes affect the health test. It turned out that people can hardly imagine why they wake up in the morning, as a rule, have more health problems and die younger than purposeful and energetic personality - among died during the experiment 569-year-Americans the percentage of pessimists and those who could not decide on the meaning of his life was significantly higher than in the total sample.



According to Patrick Hill, there are four kinds of the most common global life goals and attitudes - creative ambitions, professional (they are also financial), community and family. The researchers believe that the movement towards the goal of any beneficial effect on the self-perception of man and his life - whether it is the desire to achieve success in sport, desire to write a book or become president. According to the results of the experiment, the positive effect of setting goals and achieving them does not depend on a person's age - in other words, even if the 70-year-old man suddenly feel an interest in painting and begin to paint, his chances of longevity rise.

Of course, one can hardly speak of a direct causal link between ambition and life expectancy - tenacity makes responsible about their own health, in particular, reduces the risk of bad habits and promotes active socialization, which also has a beneficial effect on the mental and physical condition.

More research results and Nicholas Patrick Hill Taurino is available in one of the issues of the journal «Psychological Science».

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