Correlates and Brain Substrates of Happiness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Happiness has been shown to influence many health-related outcomes in older adults. Identifying correlates and brain substrates of happiness across countries and cultures is an important goal, as the global older adult population continues to increase.

Methods

We used univariate and multiple regression to examine associations between happiness and several demographic, health, and lifestyle variables in 665 older adults (39% female) from Kerala, India. We also used Bayesian regression to examine associations between cortical thickness and happiness in a subsample of 188 participants that completed MRI scanning.

Results

Happiness was significantly associated with several variables. In our multiple regression model, which included all significant univariate pr

SUBMITTER: Cotton K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561394 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature