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To examine associations between glucoregulation and 3 categories of psychological resources: hedonic well-being (ie, life satisfaction, positive affect), eudaimonic well-being (ie, personal growth, purpose in life, ikigai), and interdependent well-being (ie, gratitude, peaceful disengagement, adjustment) among Japanese adults. The question is important given increases in rates of type 2 diabetes in Japan in recent years, combined with the fact that most prior studies linking psychological resources to better physical health have utilized Western samples. Data came from the Midlife in Japan Study involving randomly selected participants from the Tokyo metropolitan area, a subsample of whom completed biological data collection (N= 382; 56.0% female; M (SD) age= 55.5 (14.0) years). Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was the outcome. Models adjusted for age, gender, educational attainment …