Momentary and lagged associations between purpose in life and pain intensity in daily life
Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal
Published online on September 30, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 6, Page 2500-2512, May 2026.
Purpose in life is associated with less pain intensity when measured between-person. The present research used a micro-longitudinal study to examine the dynamic, within-person association between purpose and pain in daily life. Participants (N= 303;Mage...
Purpose in life is associated with less pain intensity when measured between-person. The present research used a micro-longitudinal study to examine the dynamic, within-person association between purpose and pain in daily life. Participants (N= 303;Mage...