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Well-Being and Cognition Are Coupled During Development: A Preregistered Longitudinal Study of 1,136 Children and Adolescents

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van Harmelen, AL 

Abstract

jats:p Well-being and cognition are linked in adulthood, but how the two domains interact during development is currently unclear. Using a complex systems approach, we preregistered and modeled the relationship between well-being and cognition in a prospective cohort of 1,136 children between the ages of 6 to 7 years and 15 years. We found bidirectional interactions between well-being and cognition that unfold dynamically over time. Higher externalizing symptoms in childhood predicted fewer gains in planning over time (standardized estimate [β] = −0.14, p = .019), whereas higher childhood vocabulary predicted smaller increases in loneliness over time (β = −0.34, p ≤ .001). These interactions were characterized by modifiable risk and resilience factors: Relationships to parents, friendship quality, socioeconomic status, and puberty onset were all linked to both cognitive and well-being outcomes. Thus, cognition and well-being are inextricably intertwined during development and may be malleable to social and biological factors. </jats:p>

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52 Psychology, 5203 Clinical and Health Psychology, 5205 Social and Personality Psychology, 5201 Applied and Developmental Psychology, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Pediatric Research Initiative, Pediatric, Prevention, Clinical Research, Behavioral and Social Science, 2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors, 2 Aetiology

Journal Title

Clinical Psychological Science

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Journal ISSN

2167-7026
2167-7034

Volume Title

10

Publisher

SAGE Publications