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Personal values and mortality: Power, benevolence and self-direction predict mortality risk
1Center for Public Health and Healthcare, Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Psychology & Health
|May 7, 2020
Summary
Personal values like Self-direction and Benevolence may reduce mortality risk, while valuing Power is linked to increased mortality. This study explores the connection between personal values and longevity.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Gerontology
- Public Health
Background:
- Personal values significantly influence life decisions and behaviors.
- The relationship between personal values and mortality risk remains under-investigated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine which personal values prospectively predict mortality.
- To investigate the association between specific value orientations and longevity.
Main Methods:
- A large-scale, population-based German sample (N=6089) of middle-aged and older adults.
- Personal values assessed using the Portraits Value Questionnaire (Schwartz).
- Mortality data monitored over a 10-year follow-up period (2008-2017) using Cox survival regression.
Main Results:
- Self-direction (valuing independent thought and action) predicted decreased mortality risk.
- Benevolence (valuing the well-being of close others) partially predicted decreased mortality risk.
- Power (valuing dominance and materialism) predicted increased mortality risk.
Conclusions:
- Specific personal values are associated with differential mortality risks.
- Valuing independence and care for others may promote health and longevity.
- Valuing power and materialism may be linked to diminished health outcomes.
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