Investigating the bidirectional association between executive functions and well-being in middle-aged and older adults : A cross-lagged modeling approach
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-2024
Abstract
The direction of the relationship between executive functions (EF) and well-being in terms of healthy aging is poorly understood. Further, notwithstanding theoretical differences regarding the multidimensional nature of well-being, few studies have thoroughly clarified the empirical distinctions between hedonic (i.e., happiness through pleasure and life satisfaction) and eudaimonic (i.e., psychological and social) well-being. Therefore, using a large-scale longitudinal dataset, we investigated the bidirectional associations between EF and three facets of well-being (hedonic well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being) and whether these relationships differed between middle-aged and older adults. Using autoregressive cross-lagged modeling, we found that the latent variable of EF positively predicted eudaimonic well-being for older adults 9 years later. However, we observed no such relationship for middle-aged adults. Our findings highlight the importance of considering the multifaceted construct of well-being and age-related discontinuity in the associations between EF and well-being.
Keywords
Executive functions, Well-being, Aging, Hedonic well-being, Eudaimonic well-being
Discipline
Applied Behavior Analysis | Cognitive Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Current Psychology
ISSN
1046-1310
Identifier
10.1007/s12144-024-06956-9
Publisher
Springer
Citation
LAU, Clement Y. H., & YANG, Hwajin.(2024). Investigating the bidirectional association between executive functions and well-being in middle-aged and older adults : A cross-lagged modeling approach. Current Psychology, .
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4124
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06956-9
