Why is the composition of older adults' care network associated with psychological wellbeing: an application of the self-determination theory.

Objectives: Older care recipients have different types of care networks, varying from spouse-only to large mixed care networks, that add to different levels of wellbeing. Applying Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to the care context, we argue that the care network composition may foster or hamper the three basic needs for wellbeing: relatedness, autonomy and competence.

Method: Data are from ten observations between 1992 and 2022 of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ( = 18,434 observations from 4,837 older Dutch adults).

How does long-term care impact the psychological wellbeing of older adults in different care policy contexts in the Netherlands?: A comparison of 1998, 2008 and 2018: A comparison of 1998, 2008 and 2018.

Receipt of long-term care (LTC) is generally associated with worse psychological wellbeing for community-dwelling older adults. In addition to objective features of care use (e.g.

Eye-Closure Enhances Creative Performance on Divergent and Convergent Creativity Tasks.

In today's world of rapid changes and increasing complexity, understanding and enhancing creativity is of critical importance. Studies investigating EEG correlates of creativity linked power in the alpha frequency band to creativity, and alpha-power has been interpreted as reflecting attention on internal mental representations and inhibition of external sensory input. Thus far, however, there is no direct evidence for the idea that internally directed attention facilitates creativity.