Sense of purpose in life and healthier cognitive aging

AR Sutin, M Luchetti, A Terracciano - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Individuals with a greater sense of purpose maintain better cognitive function and have
lower dementia risk. We review evidence linking purpose in life to healthier cognitive aging …

Well-being as a protective factor against cognitive decline and dementia: A review of the literature and directions for future research

EC Willroth, GN Pfund, C McGhee… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Treatments that target the biological causes of dementia remain limited, making
prevention critically important. Well-being—defined broadly as living in accordance with …

Sense of purpose as a potential buffer between mental health and subjective cognitive decline

GN Pfund, I Spears, SA Norton, R Bogdan… - International …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Purposeful adults may experience greater cognitive resilience because sense of
purpose may help buffer against the effects of depressive symptoms and loneliness. We also …

Purposeful and purposeless aging: Structural issues for sense of purpose and their implications for predicting life outcomes.

GN Pfund, G Olaru, M Allemand… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite the value of sense of purpose during older adulthood, this construct often declines
with age. With some older adults reconsidering the relevance of purpose later in life, the …

[HTML][HTML] Torn between valences: Mixed emotions predict poorer psychological well-being and job burnout

VYS Oh - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022 - Springer
Conflicting perspectives on whether mixed emotions are adaptive states which promote
integrative processes or uncomfortable states which are agonizing make divergent …

[HTML][HTML] Sense of purpose promotes resilience to cognitive deficits attributable to depressive symptoms

NA Lewis, PL Hill - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective Individuals higher in depressive symptoms commonly present with
neuropsychological deficits including poorer memory performance. Sense of purpose in life …

Well-being and cognitive resilience to dementia-related neuropathology

EC Willroth, BD James, EK Graham… - Psychological …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Not all older adults with dementia-related neuropathology in their brains experience
cognitive decline or impairment. Instead, some people maintain relatively normal cognitive …

Sense of purpose in life and subjective cognitive failures

AR Sutin, D Aschwanden, M Luchetti, Y Stephan… - Personality and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A greater sense of purpose in life is an aspect of well-being associated with markers of
cognitive health across adulthood, including subjective cognition. The current research …

Self-reported sense of purpose in life and proxy-reported behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in the last year of life

AR Sutin, M Luchetti, Y Stephan… - Aging & mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are among the
most challenging aspects of dementia for individuals living with dementia and their …

Positive psychological constructs and cognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Bell, T Singham, R Saunders, JEJ Buckman… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim To synthesise evidence regarding the association between positive psychological
constructs (PPCs) and cognitive function in adults aged 50+. Methods Literature searches …