Age, executive functioning, and decision-making styles in adults: a moderated mediation model. Issue 3 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fatima, Shameem; Khan, Manoor; Rosselli, Monica; Ardila, Alfredo
• Is Part Of: Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition. Volume 27:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Age -- executive functioning -- decision-making -- young adults -- middle-aged adults; Aging -- Periodicals; Cognition in old age -- Periodicals; Cognition disorders in old age -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Aging -- periodicals; Neuropsychology -- periodicals; Cognition -- periodicals; Mental Disorders -- periodicals; Gerontology -- periodicals; Mental Health -- periodicals; 155.67
• DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2019.1614142
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1382-5585

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The current study aimed to assess: i) whether executive functioning (EF) mediates the association of age with different decision-making (DM) styles in adults, and ii) whether these mediational associations change with age in adulthood. Our sample included 195 adults (110 young adults and 85 middle-aged adults; 95 males) selected from different government, semi-government, and private sector organizations. They were assessed on a self-report measure of General Decision-making Styles and on two EF tests: the Design Fluency Test and the Color-Word Interference Test from the Delis–Kaplan Executive Functions System. Results indicated that EF mediated the association of age with three decision-making styles including dependent, avoidant, and spontaneous DM. However, a conditional indirect effect of EF was significant only for spontaneous DM, indicating stronger indirect effects for middle-aged adults than for young adults. The findings highlight the idea that EF is an important factor in DM, particularly during middle adulthood.