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ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2026

Age moderates within-person associations between momentary affect and cognitive performance in daily life.

Julie Kircher, Christopher G Engeland, Susan T Charles, Jee Eun Kang, Eric S Cerino, Jennifer E Graham-Engeland

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Julie KircherDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, United States. Electronic address: jak831@psu.edu.
Christopher G EngelandDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, United States; Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, United States. Electronic address: cge2@psu.edu.
Susan T CharlesDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Irvine, United States. Electronic address: scharles@uci.edu.
Jee Eun KangDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, United States. Electronic address: jxk692@psu.edu.
Eric S CerinoDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, United States. Electronic address: eric.cerino@nau.edu.
Jennifer E Graham-EngelandDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, United States. Electronic address: jeg32@psu.edu.

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Vascular Structure and Function in Cognitive AgingP01AG003949 · NIA · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Charles B Hall · 1985 to 2026
$73.9M
Stress, Unconstructive Repetitive Thought and Cognitive AgingR01AG039409 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI SLIWINSKI, MARTIN J · 2011 to 2015
$2.5M
Inflammatory Mediators of Stress and Cognitive AgingR01AG042595 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI ENGELAND, CHRISTOPHER G, GRAHAM-ENGELAND, JENNIFER ELISE · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG003949NIA NIH HHS R01 AG039409NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042595
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Abstract

objectivesThis paper examined how momentary negative affect (NA) and positive affect (PA) are linked to ambulatory cognitive performance and whether these associations vary by age. Although prior research has identified between-person associations linking affect and cognitive performance, few ecological momentary assessment studies have investigated within-person relationships across adulthood.

methodsData were drawn from the Effects of Stress on Cognitive Aging, Physiology, and Emotion (ESCAPE) study. Participants were 260 racially and economically diverse adults aged 25-65 (Mage = 46.5) who completed five daily assessments over 14 days. At each assessment, participants reported their current affect and completed brief, standardized cognitive tasks via smartphone. Multilevel models examined within-person associations between NA, PA and ambulatory cognitive performance (processing speed, working memory, spatial memory) and tested age as a moderator.

resultsAcross all ages, moments of heightened NA (compared to individuals' averages) were related to worse working memory (γ

conclusionThese results indicate that within-person associations between affect and cognition in daily life vary as a function of age-related contextual and behavioral factors. These findings suggest potential clinical implications for cognition, particularly during periods of elevated NA in later midlife.

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AffectAgingCognitionAdultAgedAge FactorsEcological Momentary AssessmentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProcessing SpeedAgingAmbulatory cognitionEcological momentary assessmentNegative affectPositive affect

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PMID42697137
PMCPMC13660744

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