{"id":7381,"date":"2023-09-13T19:29:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7381"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:29:10","slug":"preventing-depression-as-you-age-starts-with-this-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7381","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Depression As You Age Starts With This, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/24wqt8sqtli0e9d09.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Based on their analysis, the researchers say that having a hobby is linked with not only fewer depressive symptoms, but also higher levels of happiness, self-reported health, and life satisfaction in people 65 and older. Further, these results were consistent even after adjusting for compounding variables like marriage status, income, and employment.<\/p>\n<p>And, because the results didn&#8217;t vary much from country to country, the study authors note that, &#8220;Given the relative universality of findings, ensuring equality in hobby engagement within and between countries should be a priority for promoting healthy aging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The study&#8217;s lead author, Karen Mak Ph.D. also notes that hobbies could be protective for aging populations against age-related declines in mental health. &#8220;Life satisfaction was most strongly linked to hobby engagement,&#8221; she explains, adding that hobbies may contribute to life satisfaction in our later years &#8220;through many mechanisms, including feeling in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/4-major-ways-omega-3s-provide-whole-body-support-as-you-age\">control of our minds and bodies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-find-your-passion\">finding a purpose<\/a> in life, and feeling competent in tackling daily issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting that in countries where more people reported having a hobby, those countries also showed higher life expectancy and national happiness levels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our research supports policymakers in promoting access to hobbies\u00a0among older people\u00a0as a way to enhance their well-being and health,&#8221; Mak says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on their analysis, the researchers say that having a hobby is linked with not only fewer depressive symptoms, but also higher levels of happiness, self-reported health, and life satisfaction in people 65 and older. Further, these results were consistent even after adjusting for compounding variables like marriage status, income, and employment. And, because the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[80,63,79],"class_list":["post-7381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-brain","tag-healthy-aging","tag-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}