Psychological well-being and risk of dementia

被引:51
作者
Sutin, Angelina R. [1 ]
Stephan, Yannick [2 ]
Terracciano, Antonio [1 ]
机构
[1] Florida State Univ, Coll Med, 1115 W Call St, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[2] Univ Montpellier, Euromov, Montpellier, France
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; dementia; depressive symptoms; psychological reserve; purpose in life; well-being; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; LIFE; OPTIMISM; DEMOGRAPHICS; PERSONALITY; HAPPINESS; DISEASE; HEALTH;
D O I
10.1002/gps.4849
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
ObjectiveWell-being is a psychological resource that buffers against age-related disease. We test whether this protective effect extends to dementia and whether it is independent of distress. MethodsParticipants (N=10,099) were from the Health and Retirement Study. Five aspects of positive psychological functioning (life satisfaction, optimism, mastery, purpose in life, and positive affect) were tested as predictors of incident dementia over 6 to 8years. ResultsPurpose in life was associated with a 30% decreased risk of dementia, independent of psychological distress, other clinical and behavioral risk factors, income/wealth, and genetic risk. After controlling for distress and other risk factors, the other aspects of well-being were not associated with dementia risk. ConclusionsAfter considering psychological distress, we found that measures of well-being were generally not protective against risk of dementia. An exception is purpose in life, which suggests that a meaningful and goal-driven life reduces risk of dementia.
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页码:743 / 747
页数:5
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