ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2024
The Association between Happiness and Cognitive Function in the UK Biobank.
Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2024. 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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- [Modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia: an overview of established and emerging evidence].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Review
- Happiness Measured by a Single Item: Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of Fordyce Global Happiness Scale Among University Students and Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disabilities.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2026Article
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- Parental expectations and adolescents' happiness: the role of self-efficacy and connectedness.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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- Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Cross-Lagged Network Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
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Abstract
Feelings of happiness have been associated with better performance in creative and flexible thinking and processing. Less is known about whether happier individuals have better performance on basic cognitive functions and slower rate of cognitive decline. In a large sample from the UK Biobank (
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