Perceived stress and cognitive decline: the moderating role of emotion regulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Perceived stress is associated with poor health outcomes, including accelerated cognitive decline and increased risk for dementia. Prior research suggests that emotion regulation may determine the extent to which stress impairs cognition with age. This study extends this work by examining the moderating role of two emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal; expressive suppression) on the relationship between perceived stress and cognitive decline over 10 years in a sample of older adults.

Research design and methods

The sample was drawn from the Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS; N = 468; Mean age at baseline = 60.24), providing measures of perceived stress, emotion regulation, and cognition at baseline and follow-up (episo

SUBMITTER: Jurgens S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12558687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature