Lower Executive Functioning Predicts Steeper Subsequent Decline in Well-Being Only in Young-Old but Not Old-Old Age

Autor/inn/en	Ihle, Andreas; Ghisletta, Paolo; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Oris, Michel; Maurer, Jürgen; Kliegel, Matthias
Titel	Lower Executive Functioning Predicts Steeper Subsequent Decline in Well-Being Only in Young-Old but Not Old-Old Age
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 45 (2021) 2, S.97-108 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ihle, Andreas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025420937076
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Cognitive Ability; Predictor Variables; Well Being; Health; Life Satisfaction; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Recreational Activities; Leisure Time; Chronic Illness; Older Adults; Aging (Individuals); Longitudinal Studies; Measures (Individuals); Satisfaction With Life Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Prädiktor; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gesundheit; Lebensvollendung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Freizeitgestaltung; Freizeit; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Älterer Erwachsener; Aging; Altern; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Messdaten
Abstract	Objectives: From a longitudinal perspective, the direction of the relationship between cognitive functioning and well-being in old age, both conceptually and empirically, is still under debate. Therefore, we aimed to disentangle the different longitudinal relationship patterns proposed and whether those differed between young-old and old-old adults. Methods: We used latent change score modeling based on longitudinal data from 1,040 older adults (M = 74.54 years at Time 1 [T1], median = 73 years) to analyze reciprocal lead-lag relationships over 6 years in executive functioning (trail making test [TMT] completion time) and well-being (life satisfaction), taking into account chronological age, sex, education, leisure activities, and chronic diseases. Results: In young-old adults (<73 years), longer TMT completion time at T1 (i.e., lower executive functioning status) significantly predicted steeper subsequent decline in well-being. This was not the case for old-old adults ([greater than or equal to] 73 years), for whom this relationship was significantly different from that of the young-old (moderation effect). In either group, well-being status at T1 did not predict changes in TMT completion time. Discussion: Lower executive functioning may predict a subsequent decline in well-being in young-old adults only. Wider implications in a context of promotion of healthy aging are discussed. (As Provided).
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