Associations between life satisfaction and hope with cognitive function and decline over 13 years: findings from the Whitehall II study.

ABSTRACT: Evidence indicates an association between wellbeing (e.g., purpose in life) and cognition over time. However, wellbeing is a multifaceted construct, and most research has focused on purpose in life and positive affect, with less research on other aspects of wellbeing. The aim of this study was to test associations between life satisfaction (LS) and hope with cognitive function and decline. Data were used from Whitehall II, a longitudinal cohort study of people employed by the British Civil Service. Measures of LS and hope were available at Wave 7, and cognitive function (phonemic/semantic verbal fluency, memory and inductive reasoning) at Waves 7, 9, 11, and 12. Linear mixed models were fitted to test associations between LS and hope with cognitive function and decline over 13 years. LS wa

SUBMITTER: John A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647409 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature