Perez E, et al. - Via performing secondary data analyses of 82 community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults (median age: 63 years), researchers determined the influence of sleep efficiency on the relationship between anxiety and executive functions. The trait anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to measure anxiety. One week of sleep diary data was used to determine sleep efficiency. The Trail-Making Test and Letter Series task were used to measure two executive functions, cognitive flexibility, and inductive reasoning, respectively. According to findings, the link between anxiety and inductive reasoning weakens with sleep efficiency in middle-aged and older adults. The study provides evidence indicating that the negative effects of anxiety on executive functions may mitigated with better sleep in mid-to-late life.