ArticleJournal of personality2020
The association between actor/partner optimism and cognitive functioning among older couples.
Article in Journal of personality, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Potential Mechanisms of Influence Between Spiritual Practices and Cognitive Health: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Optimism and cognitive functioning trajectories in a cohort of aging men.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Household members' positive personality traits and age stereotypes do not predict perceived expectations for active aging.European journal of ageing · 2025Article
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- The mediating role of coping style in the relationship between optimism and cognitive impairment in patients with stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Trait Mindfulness and Physical Health among Chinese Middle-Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Resilient Aging: Psychological Well-Being and Social Well-Being as Targets for the Promotion of Healthy Aging.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveHigher optimism has been linked with health, well-being, and cognitive functioning. Spouses also play an important role on people's health, especially in older adulthood. Yet, whether a spouse's optimism is associated with an individual's cognitive functioning is understudied. Thus, we examined this question.
methodParticipants were 4,457 heterosexual couples (N = 8,914; M
resultsResults from multi-level dyadic data analyses showed small but positive associations between actor optimism and actor cognitive functioning (memory: r = .16, mental status = .10), as well as partner optimism and actor cognitive functioning (memory: r = .04, mental status = .03). These associations mostly persisted over time.
conclusionsParticipants' own optimism and their partner's optimism were both positively associated with cognitive functioning.Thus, with further research, optimism (at both the individual and couple level) might emerge as an innovative intervention target that helps adults maintain cognitive functioning as they age.
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