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Psychological Well-Being and Cognitive Function among Older Adults in China

A Population-Based Longitudinal Study

Bibliographic Data

ID12797917
AuthorsJiaan Zhang (0000-0001-5241-0632, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, corresponding author), Lydia Li (0000-0002-5601-7325, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Sara J McLaughlin (0000-0002-9626-2704, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA)
Year2021
Volume34
Issue2
Pages173-183
Publication date2021-09-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/08982643211036226
PMID34510952
OpenAlexW3200761303
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited70

ObjectivesThis study aims to examine the relationship between psychological well-being (PWB) and cognitive function in older adults in China. Methods: Data are from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Analyses were restricted to 9,487 older persons (age ≥ 60) without cognitive impairment at baseline. Respondents were followed over a 12-year period. Cognitive function was assessed using the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (C-MMSE). PWB was assessed using a composite index capturing optimism, conscientiousness, neuroticism, loneliness, personal control, self-esteem, and happiness. Results: Multilevel mixed effects generalized linear models showed that respondents with greater PWB had a slower rate of cognitive decline over time, adjusting for sociodemographic and health characteristics. In addition, multilevel multinomial logistic regression models showed that greater PWB was associated with lower odds of developing cognitive impairment. Conclusions: Findings suggest that fostering PWB may prevent or delay adverse cognitive changes

Big Five personality traits · Cognition · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Generalized estimating equation · Logistic regression · Loneliness · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Multilevel model · Multinomial logistic regression · Neuroticism · Optimism · Personality · Population · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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