The Association Between Social Resources and Cognitive Change in Older Adults: Evidence From the Charlotte County Healthy Aging Study

We examined associations between multiple aspects of social resources and 5-year change in performance on different domains of cognitive function. Results indicated that lower satisfaction with support was associated with decline in episodic memory performance over 5 years. We also found significant...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2008-07, Vol.63 (4), p.P241-P244
Main Authors: Hughes, Tiffany F., Andel, Ross, Small, Brent J., Borenstein, Amy R., Mortimer, James A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Aging - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive change
Cognitive functioning
Developmental psychology
Episodic memory
Family - psychology
Female
Florida
Friends - psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Memory
Memory, Short-Term
Mental Status Schedule - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Older people
Personal Satisfaction
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Retention (Psychology)
Social networks
Social Support
Studies
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Summary:We examined associations between multiple aspects of social resources and 5-year change in performance on different domains of cognitive function. Results indicated that lower satisfaction with support was associated with decline in episodic memory performance over 5 years. We also found significant interactions between age and social networks of family and friends and satisfaction with support for the separate cognitive domains. The results suggest that social resources may be differentially important for cognitive change but that different cognitive domains respond in a similar pattern to social resources.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/63.4.P241