Executive Function and Subjective Well-being in Middle and Late Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A growing body of research has investigated psychosocial predictors of subjective well-being (SWB), a key component of healthy aging, which comprises life satisfaction and affective well-being. However, few studies have examined how executive function (EF)-a collection of adaptive, goal-directed control processes-could affect SWB in middle and late adulthood.

Methods

By analyzing a nationally representative adult cohort ranging from the early 30s to early 80s from the Midlife Development in the United States 2 study, we examined two potential mediators (i.e., sense of control vs positive reappraisal) that could underlie the relation between EF and SWB. Further, we assessed how these mediational pathways would differ across midlife and older adulthood.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Toh WX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457179 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature