Protective roles of meditation practice and self-esteem on cognitive functions over time: findings from the Midlife in the United States study.

Kallol Kumar BhattacharyyaDebasree Das GuptaSarah SchwartzVictor MolinariElizabeth B Fauth

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2023)

While both persistent meditation practice and self-esteem have associations with cognitive outcomes for middle-aged and older adults in MIDUS, self-esteem as a mediator was not supported. Thus, future investigations should examine mechanisms that underlie these protective factors on cognitive performances across adulthood.

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