Is more, better? Relationships of multiple psychological well-being facets with cardiometabolic disease.

Trajectories of affective well-being and survival in middle-aged and older adults.

“…Our identification of flourishing, deteriorating, and improving affective trajectories provides nuanced insights that align with theoretical perspectives on emotional aging. Consistent with past research on psychological well-being (Guimond et al, 2022; Lim et al, 2017; Radler et al, 2018), the flourishing pattern marked by sustained high PA and low NA was most prevalent. The stability of high PA and low NA in this subgroup reflects continued emotional regulatory strengths associated with lower mortality risk.…”

“…Focusing on affective well-being trajectories provides insights into the dynamic interplay between PA and NA, enhancing understanding of the multifaceted nature of affective well-being and its implications for overall health. Moreover, unlike previous studies modeling PA and NA separately using growth curve modeling (Willroth et al, 2020) or psychological well-being facets separately using latent class growth modeling (Guimond et al, 2022;Nagin & Tremblay, 2005), we use parallel growth mixture modeling (Muthén & Muthén, 1998-2017Ram & Grimm, 2009;Wickrama et al, 2021) to examine the combined influence of heterogeneous PA and NA trajectories on survival. This joint modeling approach assesses how combinations of heterogeneous PA and NA trajectories influence survival, elucidating their interconnected nature.…”

“…Recent studies reveal subgroups showing stable, increasing, or decreasing well-being trajectories relate differentially to health outcomes (Guimond et al, 2022; Lim et al, 2017; Radler et al, 2018). Notably, these studies focused on psychological and evaluative well-being (e.g., purpose in life, life satisfaction), and it remains unclear whether longitudinal trajectories of affective well-being demonstrate similar protective associations.…”

“…We used measures of PA and NA assessed three times over 18 years and analyzed associations with mortality in a large, national sample of older men and women from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study. Building on prior theoretical frameworks (Carstensen et al, 1999; Charles, 2010; Labouvie-Vief, 2003) and empirical studies (Guimond et al, 2022; Lim et al, 2017; Radler et al, 2018), we defined flourishing trajectories as maintaining relatively high, stable levels of PA and low, stable levels of NA over time. Deteriorating trajectories were conceptualized as exhibiting marked declines in PA and increases in NA over the follow-up period.…”

Fulfilled Mind, Healthy Gut? Relationships of Eudaimonic Psychological Well-Being With the Gut Microbiome in Postmenopausal Women

“…Although the existing research suggests that the hedonic dimension of PWB is associated with specific gut microbial composition, the links between eudaimonic PWB and the gut microbiome remain unexplored. Past findings showed that distinct dimensions of PWB relate differently to risk of age-related chronic diseases (e.g., cardiometabolic disease) (6,45,46) as well as certain biological processes such as inflammatory markers (47) and gene regulation profiles (48). For example, a prospective study of older adults in England found that hedonic PWB was associated with decreased risk of developing diabetes over a 12-year follow-up, but no associations were noted with eudaimonic PWB (45).…”