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View article: Maintaining cognitive and physical health across the adult lifespan: the contribution of psychosocial factors
Maintaining cognitive and physical health across the adult lifespan: the contribution of psychosocial factors Open
Research demonstrates that demographic (e.g., age, sex), behavioral (e.g., exercise), and lifestyle (e.g., drinking habits) factors are related to individual differences in cognition and health. Although some work has examined modifiable p…
View article: Associations of Family Policy and Income Inequality with Loneliness in Midlife: Cross-National Evidence from the United States and Europe
Associations of Family Policy and Income Inequality with Loneliness in Midlife: Cross-National Evidence from the United States and Europe Open
Loneliness is a global public health issue. Empirical evidence documents that today’s middle-aged adults in the U.S., England, and Mediterranean Europe report elevated levels of loneliness compared to previous generations and middle-aged a…
View article: Midlife blues: A lifespan perspective on midlife depressive symptoms.
Midlife blues: A lifespan perspective on midlife depressive symptoms. Open
Midlife is often accompanied by a range of challenges that can heighten the risk of depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults. In this study, we seek to offer a comprehensive understanding of midlife depressive symptoms through a lifespan …
View article: Characterizing the childhood roots of adult sense of mastery across 22 countries in the global flourishing study
Characterizing the childhood roots of adult sense of mastery across 22 countries in the global flourishing study Open
How might we cultivate a life imbued with a sense of mastery? An expanding body of research demonstrates that a heightened sense of mastery improves health and well-being outcomes. Despite this, it remains unclear which childhood factors f…
View article: Patterns of Perceived Control That Buffer Against Cognitive Decline in Midlife and Old Age
Patterns of Perceived Control That Buffer Against Cognitive Decline in Midlife and Old Age Open
Objectives The relationship between domain-general or global perceptions of control and cognition is well-established. However, little is known about how these domain-general beliefs combine with domain-specific perceptions in central life…
View article: Historical Change in Midlife Trajectories of Self–Rated Health, Health Conditions, and Grip Strength: Comparison of the United States with Mexico, Europe, South Korea, and China
Historical Change in Midlife Trajectories of Self–Rated Health, Health Conditions, and Grip Strength: Comparison of the United States with Mexico, Europe, South Korea, and China Open
Empirical evidence has documented that later-born cohorts of middle-aged adults in the U.S. are reporting poorer mental and physical health than earlier-born cohorts. However, less is known about whether this is specific to the U.S. or gen…
View article: Mapping Demographic Variations in Sense of Mastery Across the World: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Mapping Demographic Variations in Sense of Mastery Across the World: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study Open
Are certain parts of the world home to people with a higher sense of mastery? Does mastery vary across key demographic factors in similar or different ways across national contexts? These questions have been underexplored, or not explored …
View article: Mapping Demographic Variations in Sense of Mastery Across the World: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Mapping Demographic Variations in Sense of Mastery Across the World: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study Open
Are certain parts of the world home to people with a higher sense of mastery? Does mastery vary across key demographic factors in similar or different ways across national contexts? These questions have been underexplored, or not explored …
View article: Early Echoes of Empowerment: Characterizing the Childhood Roots of Adult Sense of Mastery in a Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries (in the Global Flourishing Study)
Early Echoes of Empowerment: Characterizing the Childhood Roots of Adult Sense of Mastery in a Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries (in the Global Flourishing Study) Open
How might we cultivate a life imbued with a sense of mastery? An expanding body of research demonstrates that a heightened sense of mastery improves health and well-being outcomes. Despite this, it remains unclear which childhood factors f…
View article: Mapping Demographic Variations in Sense of Mastery Across the World: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Mapping Demographic Variations in Sense of Mastery Across the World: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study Open
Are certain parts of the world home to people with a higher sense of mastery? Does mastery vary across key demographic factors in similar or different ways across national contexts? These questions have been underexplored, or not explored …
View article: Early Echoes of Empowerment: Characterizing the Childhood Roots of Adult Sense of Mastery in a Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries (in the Global Flourishing Study)
Early Echoes of Empowerment: Characterizing the Childhood Roots of Adult Sense of Mastery in a Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries (in the Global Flourishing Study) Open
How might we cultivate a life imbued with a sense of mastery? An expanding body of research demonstrates that a heightened sense of mastery improves health and well-being outcomes. Despite this, it remains unclear which childhood factors f…
View article: Combinations of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity in midlife and old age: implications for healthy cognitive aging
Combinations of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity in midlife and old age: implications for healthy cognitive aging Open
Background Although the relationship between physical activity (PA) and healthy cognitive aging is well-established, little is known about how different combinations of PA across intensities and life domains may uniquely buffer against dec…
View article: Trajectories of episodic memory in midlife: Historical change from a cross-country perspective.
Trajectories of episodic memory in midlife: Historical change from a cross-country perspective. Open
According to the Flynn effect, performance on cognitive ability tests has improved over the past decades. However, we know very little about whether such historical improvements generalize to middle-aged adults (aged 45-65) and differ acro…
View article: Mastering the canvas of life: Identifying the antecedents of sense of control using a lagged exposure‐wide approach
Mastering the canvas of life: Identifying the antecedents of sense of control using a lagged exposure‐wide approach Open
Accumulating studies have documented strong associations between a higher sense of control and improved health and well‐being outcomes. However, less is known about the determinants of increased sense of control. Our analysis used data fro…
View article: USE OF A BRAIN CARE SCORE TO IDENTIFY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR MAINTAINING COGNITION AND HEALTH IN LATER LIFE
USE OF A BRAIN CARE SCORE TO IDENTIFY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR MAINTAINING COGNITION AND HEALTH IN LATER LIFE Open
The Massachusetts General Hospital McCance Center for Brain Health recently developed a Brain Care Score (BCS) to assess the risk of dementia and stroke and to promote healthier lifestyles. The BCS includes a combination of modifiable phys…
View article: WHEN AND HOW PERCEIVED CONTROL BUFFERS AGAINST COGNITIVE DECLINES: A MODERATED MEDIATION ANALYSIS
WHEN AND HOW PERCEIVED CONTROL BUFFERS AGAINST COGNITIVE DECLINES: A MODERATED MEDIATION ANALYSIS Open
People vary widely in their rates of age-related cognitive decline. Slower rates of decline have been linked to individual differences in perceived control, but less is known about how (mechanisms) and at what stage in the lifespan (modera…
View article: PSYCHOSOCIAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR COGNITIVE AGING: THE MORE THE BETTER
PSYCHOSOCIAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR COGNITIVE AGING: THE MORE THE BETTER Open
Research demonstrates that demographic (e.g., age, education) and behavioral variables (e.g., physical activity, smoking) are related to individual differences in cognitive aging. Although some work has examined modifiable psychosocial fac…
View article: TRAJECTORIES OF EPISODIC MEMORY IN MIDLIFE: HISTORICAL CHANGE FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE
TRAJECTORIES OF EPISODIC MEMORY IN MIDLIFE: HISTORICAL CHANGE FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE Open
According to the Flynn effect, cognitive abilities have improved across the past decades. However, we know little about whether such historical improvements generalize to middle-aged adults and differ across nations. In this study, we used…
View article: HISTORICAL CHANGE IN MIDLIFE TRAJECTORIES OF PHYSICAL HEALTH: A CROSS-NATIONAL APPROACH
HISTORICAL CHANGE IN MIDLIFE TRAJECTORIES OF PHYSICAL HEALTH: A CROSS-NATIONAL APPROACH Open
Empirical evidence has documented that later–born cohorts of middle–aged adults in the U.S. are reporting poorer mental and physical health than earlier–born cohorts. However, less is known about whether this is specific to the U.S. or gen…
View article: PAIN DURING MIDLIFE: A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF COHORT DIFFERENCES IN PAIN IN THE US, EUROPE, SOUTH KOREA, AND MEXICO
PAIN DURING MIDLIFE: A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF COHORT DIFFERENCES IN PAIN IN THE US, EUROPE, SOUTH KOREA, AND MEXICO Open
Over the past several decades, middle-aged Americans have exhibited troubling trends of declining mental and physical health over successive cohorts. However, this trend has not been consistently observed in peer nations. It is an open que…
View article: HEALTH AND ENERGY OUTLOOK PREDICT FUNCTIONAL HEALTH 20 YEARS LATER
HEALTH AND ENERGY OUTLOOK PREDICT FUNCTIONAL HEALTH 20 YEARS LATER Open
Research has shown that older adults who hold positive self-perceptions of aging have better cognitive and health outcomes. However, few studies have investigated this in a long-term longitudinal and full adult lifespan sample. We used dat…
View article: Voice biomarkers in middle and later adulthood as predictors of cognitive changes
Voice biomarkers in middle and later adulthood as predictors of cognitive changes Open
Background Prosody voice measures, especially jitter and shimmer, have been associated with cognitive impairment and hold potential as early indicators of risk for cognitive decline. Prior research suggests that voice measures assessed con…
View article: The Relationship Between 10-Year Changes in Cognitive Control Beliefs and Cognitive Performance in Middle and Later Adulthood
The Relationship Between 10-Year Changes in Cognitive Control Beliefs and Cognitive Performance in Middle and Later Adulthood Open
Objectives The present study used a cross-lagged panel design with longitudinal data to test if there is a reciprocal relationship between cognitive control beliefs and cognition (e.g., executive functioning and episodic memory) over 10 ye…
View article: When and how perceived control buffers against cognitive declines: A moderated mediation analysis.
When and how perceived control buffers against cognitive declines: A moderated mediation analysis. Open
Although perceived control is a well-established predictor of cognitive aging, less is known about how and under what developmental circumstances these beliefs about personal influence may protect against cognitive declines. Our study exam…
View article: Loneliness in midlife: Historical increases and elevated levels in the United States compared with Europe.
Loneliness in midlife: Historical increases and elevated levels in the United States compared with Europe. Open
Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a public health issue because elevated loneliness increases one's risk for depression, compromised immunity, chronic illness, and mortality. Our objective is to zoom into how loneliness has histo…
View article: Resting EEG Periodic and Aperiodic Components Predict Cognitive Decline Over 10 Years
Resting EEG Periodic and Aperiodic Components Predict Cognitive Decline Over 10 Years Open
Measures of intrinsic brain function at rest show promise as predictors of cognitive decline in humans, including EEG metrics such as individual α peak frequency (IAPF) and the aperiodic exponent, reflecting the strongest frequency of α os…
View article: Stability and change of optimism and pessimism in late midlife and old age across three independent studies.
Stability and change of optimism and pessimism in late midlife and old age across three independent studies. Open
Research across a number of different areas in psychology has long shown that optimism and pessimism are predictive of a number of important future life outcomes. Despite a vast literature on the correlates and consequences, we know very l…