Adolescents’ Daily Purpose Predicts Daily Subjective Well-Being and Autistic Traits Fail to Moderate Benefits

Using over 70 days of observation, we show that when adolescents (N=204) feel more purposeful than usual, they tend to experience greater same-day subjective well-being. Individual differences in autistic traits fail to moderate these benefits, suggesting support of daily purpose opportunities may stand to advantage an inclusive range of youth.