Executive well-being: Updating of positive stimuli in working memory is associated with subjective well-being

Cognition

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 335-340

  Pe, Madeline Lee ^a   Koval, Peter ^a   Kuppens, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Happiness; Subjective well being; Updating; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFFECT BALANCE SCALE; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING; THINKING; WELLBEING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871784565     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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