A cross-lagged prospective network analysis of depression and anxiety and cognitive functioning components in midlife community adult women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scar theory proposes that heightened depression and anxiety precede and predict worse cognitive functioning outcomes, whereas the vulnerability theory posits the opposite pathway. However, most investigations on this topic have been cross-sectional, precluding causal inferences. Thus, we used cross-lagged prospective network analyses to facilitate causal inferences in understanding the relations between psychopathology and cognitive functioning components.

Methods

Racially-diverse midlife women (n = 1816) participated in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation at two time-points, spanning one year apart. Five psychopathology (anxiety severity, depressed mood, somatic symptoms, positive affect, interpersonal problems) and four cognitive functioning nod

SUBMITTER: Zainal NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9646930 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature