INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY FACTORS THAT SHAPE COGNITIVE AGING: AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH
2024
Factors Influencing Cognitive Aging
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Author Information
Author(s): Hamm Jeremy, Mogle Jacqueline, Taylor et al., Hamm et al., McGrath et al., Jang et al., Cerino et al.
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Hypothesis
Individual, family, and community factors predict cognitive aging.
Conclusion
Healthier cognitive aging is influenced by beliefs, behaviors, and social dynamics across different ecological systems.
Supporting Evidence
- Control beliefs, purpose in life, and social support predict healthier cognitive aging.
- Health behavior mechanisms influence cognitive functioning over the lifespan.
- Novel methods in measuring muscle function can predict cognitive impairment risk.
- Family relationships affect daily memory lapses and negative feelings.
- Better neighborhood quality is linked to improved cognitive functioning.
Takeaway
How we think, our family relationships, and our neighborhood can affect how our brain ages.
Methodology
The symposium uses data from the MIDUS and NSDE studies to explore various predictors of cognitive aging.
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