Events & News

GSA 2023 Conference

Gerontological Society of America, Nov 2023, Tampa, FL
Poster Presentation: Idea Execution, Self-Determination, and Cheerfulness Predict Dementia Onset Over Nine Years
Name: Yufang Tu; Teri Undem; Melissa O'Connor
Abstract: The current study investigated self-reported idea execution ability, self-determination, and cheerfulness as predictors of the onset of dementia across a nine-year period among older adults aged 65 years and older in the United States.

MPA 2023 Conference

MIDWESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 95TH ANNUAL MEETING, April 2023, CHICAGO
Poster Presentation: Resilience and Childhood Health Predict Dementia in Later Life
Name: Yufang Tu; Teri Undem; Melissa O'Connor
Abstract: The current study investigated childhood health, resilience, and idea execution ability as predictors of a dementia diagnosis among 6,882 participants in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Decreased levels of each predictor were significantly associated with greater odds of having dementia.