ArticleInternational psychogeriatrics2022
Sense of purpose as a potential buffer between mental health and subjective cognitive decline.
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- Dynamic influence of mood on subjective cognitive complaints in mild cognitive impairment: A time series network analysis approach.International psychogeriatrics · 2025Article
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- Purpose in life and stress: Momentary associations from a micro-longitudinal study.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Article
- Personality traits moderate associations between word recall and subjective memory.Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition · 2024Article
- Purpose in life as a resilience factor for brain health: diffusion MRI findings from the Midlife in the U.S. study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Beyond Finding Purpose: Motivating a Translational Science of Purpose Acquisition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- The benefits of a sense of purpose in life for healthier cognitive aging.International psychogeriatrics · 2022Article
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objectivesPurposeful adults may experience greater cognitive resilience because sense of purpose may help buffer against the effects of depressive symptoms and loneliness. We also evaluated whether these associations differed by race.
designThis study uses a wave of self-report data from the SPAN study of psychosocial aging.
settingParticipants come from a representative sample of older adults in St. Louis.
participantsParticipants ( MEASURES: Sense of purpose was assessed with the Life Engagement Test, depressive symptoms with the Beck Depression Inventory-II, loneliness with the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and subjective cognitive decline with the AD-8.
resultsCorrelational analyses supported predictions that sense of purpose was negatively related to subjective cognitive decline, whereas depressive symptoms and loneliness were positively related (| DISCUSSION: This study provided partial support for the buffering hypothesis, showing that sense of purpose may help mitigate the cognitive decrements associated with loneliness. Future research needs to consider how purpose-promoting programs may support healthy cognitive aging, particularly among Black older adults and those who experience greater social isolation.
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