2021-08-30
A-154 Predicting Older Adults’ Subjective Well-Being and Resilience through Executive Functioning
2021-08-30 • Jack R Kaufman, Anna Bradford, Sophie R. DelDonno, Jacob Germain, Nathalie Hovatta, Joseph Kim, Scott A. Langenecker, Natalie Lorentz, Victor Patro...
Abstract Objective We measured the extent to which sub-domains of executive functioning (EF) associate with resilience and well-being in older adults ranging from minimal to severe in depression symptom severity. We hypothesized that measures of set-shifting ability, problem solving skills, and cognitive flexibility would positively predict resilience and wellness, spanning affective, judgmental and cognitive components. Methods 56 older adults (27 female, mean age = 67.6, mean education = 16.52) with degrees of d…