Subjective executive functioning and skill learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with perceived loneliness, depressive symptoms, and well-being

The present study investigated whether higher subjective executive functioning and learning new skills related to better mental health across adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (n = 133) were recruited from Southern California, USA across two different timepoints. A subset of participants over the age of 58 years old, who previously participated in a skill learning intervention (n = 52) that increased objective executive functioning, also were included in the present study. Worse subjective executive functioning (EF) during the COVID-19 pandemic predicted worse mental health across adulthood. In addition, learning new skills may have helped adults adapt better to changes during the pandemic to increase mental health. These findings highlight the importance of cognitive abilities and learning new skills on mental health.  Our findings provide a more nuanced view of the benefits and costs of adaptation via skill learning on adult mental health during the COVID-19 pa..., , # Subjective executive functioning and skill learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with perceived loneliness, depressive symptoms, and well-being Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.69p8cz9ff](10.5061/dryad.69p8cz9ff) ## Description of the data and file structure De-identified data collected across timepoints for mental health outcomes, subjective executive functioning, and intervention status. Empty cells represent data were not available/applicable. ### Files and variables #### File: Data.xlsx * PID: **Anonymize**d participant ID - Wave: Wave of data collection (timepoint) * INT: Intervention 0 = non intervention, 1= intervention group - Age_Range: participant's age at the time of data collection * Emotional_closeness Of the people living in your household, how emotionally close do you feel to them? - LEARN_BEHAV: How many hours a week, on average, do you spend on engaging in new behaviors in general? * NEWSKILL_tolerable: ‘How tolerable do you think learning a new skil..., All participants have provided informed consent and to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of the participants, all data collected have been de-identified. This was accomplished by randomly assigning unique identification numbers to each data point.本研究探讨了新冠疫情期间，更高的主观执行功能（subjective executive functioning）与学习新技能是否与成年期更佳的心理健康状况相关。本研究从美国南加州招募了133名参与者，分两个不同时间点完成数据收集。本研究同时纳入了52名58岁以上、此前曾参与过一项可提升客观执行功能的技能学习干预项目的参与者亚组。 研究发现，新冠疫情期间更差的主观执行功能（EF）可预测成年期更差的心理健康状况。此外，学习新技能或可帮助成人更好地适应疫情期间的各类变化，从而改善心理健康水平。上述研究结果凸显了认知能力与学习新技能对心理健康的重要意义。本研究为新冠疫情期间通过技能学习进行适应对成人心理健康的利弊提供了更为细致的视角。 # 新冠疫情期间主观执行功能与技能学习和感知孤独、抑郁症状及幸福感的关联 数据集DOI: [10.5061/dryad.69p8cz9ff](10.5061/dryad.69p8cz9ff) ## 数据与文件结构说明 本研究收集了不同时间点下的心理健康结局、主观执行功能以及干预状态相关的去标识化数据。空单元格代表对应数据不可用或无适用意义。 ### 文件与变量说明 #### 文件: Data.xlsx * PID：经过匿名化处理的参与者编号 - Wave：数据收集的波次（即时间点） * INT：干预状态，0代表非干预组，1代表干预组 - Age_Range：数据收集时参与者的年龄区间 * Emotional_closeness：「在你同住的家人中，你与他们的情感亲密程度如何？」 - LEARN_BEHAV：「平均而言，你每周会花费多少小时参与各类新行为的学习与实践？」 * NEWSKILL_tolerable：「你认为学习一项新技能的感受有多……」（原文此处截断） 所有参与者均已签署知情同意书。为保障参与者的机密性与隐私安全，所有收集到的数据均已完成去标识化处理，具体方式为为每条数据随机分配唯一识别编号。