Abstract

Despite the extensive knowledge about the effects of chronic stress on cognition, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We conducted a cross-sectional moderation analysis on a population-based sample of 596 adults to examine the age- and sex-specific role of emotion regulation (ER) in the relationship between chronic stress and cognitive performance using validated self-report questionnaires. While women showed no direct or moderated relationship between stress and cognition, men displayed a distinct age-related pattern where stress was negatively associated with poorer cognitive performance at older ages, and the onset of this relationship was detected earlier in men with ER problems. These results showed that suppression of emotions and lack of executive control of ER amplify the negative consequences of chronic stress and suggest that there are sex-specific differences in the decline of ability to cope with long-term exposure to stressors.

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Title
Emotion regulation shows an age- and sex-specific moderating effect on the relationship between chronic stress and cognitive performance
Author
Novotný, Jan S. 1 ; Srt, Luka 2 ; Stokin, Gorazd B. 3 

 Palacký University Olomouc, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Olomouc, Czech Republic (GRID:grid.10979.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 1245 3953) 
 University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Maribor, Slovenia (GRID:grid.8647.d) (ISNI:0000 0004 0637 0731) 
 Palacký University Olomouc, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Olomouc, Czech Republic (GRID:grid.10979.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 1245 3953); Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Neurology, Gloucester, UK (GRID:grid.434530.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 0387 634X); St. Anne’s University Hospital, Translational Neuroscience and Aging Program, Center for Translational Medicine, International Clinical Research Centre, Brno, Czech Republic (GRID:grid.412752.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 0608 7557) 
Pages
3028
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2922689564
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.