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Longitudinal Associations Between Personal Growth And Cognitive Functioning In Adulthood, Masahiro Toyama
Longitudinal Associations Between Personal Growth And Cognitive Functioning In Adulthood, Masahiro Toyama
Psychology Faculty Research
Objectives: While personal growth has been found to be associated with multiple aspects of health in adulthood, its associations with cognitive functioning have not been fully understood. The present study aimed to assess both directions of such longitudinal associations.
Method: Using data from the second wave (Time 1 [T1]) and third wave (Time 2 [T2]) of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study (N = 4,206; mean age = 56.0 [standard deviation (SD) = 12.3]), a longitudinal measurement model containing latent variables of episodic memory and executive function was first constructed. Built on the measurement model, a …