Executive Functioning and Health: Introduction to the Special Series

Williams, Paula G.; Thayer, Julian F.

doi:10.1007/s12160-009-9091-x

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Executive Functioning and Health: Introduction to the Special Series

Williams, Paula G., Thayer, Julian F.·2009·Annals of Behavioral Medicine

DOI 10.1007/s12160-009-9091-x

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Advances in the fields of neuropsychology and neuroscience have fueled a renewed interest in the association between brain functioning and health. This burgeoning activity is clearly due in part to the development and refinement of cognitive assessment techniques and brain imaging technology. Of particular relevance to health psychology and behavioral medicine has been recent research on the set of brain functions collectively termed “executive” (alternately termed executive functioning, executive cognitive functioning, or executive functions). This issue of Annals of Behavioral Medicine presents a series of papers that illustrate how research on central topics in health psychology and behavioral medicine may be informed by considering the role of executive functioning (EF), including maintenance and change of health behavior, stress regulation, developmental trajectories of aging and mortality, and management of chronic illness. As described by Suchy [1], EF is a multifaceted construct that includes the constellation of higher order cognitive processes that involve reasoning and problem solving, as well as planning, organization, and successful execution of behavior. Importantly, a variety of psychological constructs/processes rely on EF, including self-regulation, self-control, emotion regulation, delay of gratification, attentional control, and self-monitoring. Suchy [1] provides a useful framework for considering the varying definitions of EF, the neurocognitive substrates underlying the subcomponents of EF, and the advantages and limitations of various methods of assessment. EF is assessed with both traditional neuropsychological tests (e.g., Wisconsin Card Sorting Task) [2] and with experimental cognitive tasks (see [3–5]). As Suchy [1] outlines, each of these tasks assesses particular aspects of EF; there is no global test of EF. For this reason, behavioral medicine researchers and practitioners who incorporate measures of EF in their research or practice should be cognizant of which aspects of EF they are capturing and the limitations of their assessment methods.

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Executive Functioning and Health
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Authors: Williams, P. G., & Thayer, J. F.
Affiliations: University of Utah (US)
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author: Williams, Paula G.
ORCID: Williams, Paula G.
Thayer, Julian F.
Venue: Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2009-04
Volume: 37
Issue: 2
Pages: 101-105
ISSN: 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
0883-6612
1532-4796
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9091-x
OpenAlex: W1998633469
Cited by: 74
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 2.90
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords: executive function, health behavior change, stress regulation, aging, mortality, chronic disease management, self-regulation, self-control, emotion regulation, delay of gratification, attentional control, self-monitoring, neuropsychological assessment, cognitive assessment, neuroimaging
MeSH terms: Behavioral Medicine, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition, Health Status, Humans, Neuropsychology, Problem Solving, Health Behavior

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