Social Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time: A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studies

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Cassandra L.
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, Laura E.
dc.contributor.authorRobitaille, Annie
dc.contributor.authorLindwall, Magnus
dc.contributor.authorShirk, Steven D.
dc.contributor.authorAtri, Alireza
dc.contributor.authorCimino, Cynthia R.
dc.contributor.authorBenitez, Andreana
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Stuart W.S.
dc.contributor.authorZelinski, Elizabeth M.
dc.contributor.authorWillis, Sherry L.
dc.contributor.authorSchaie, K. Warner
dc.contributor.authorJohansson, Boo
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Roger A.
dc.contributor.authorMungas, Dan M.
dc.contributor.authorHofer, Scott M.
dc.contributor.authorPiccinin, Andrea M.
dc.contributor.authorKennison, Robert F.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Meghan B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T17:29:56Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T17:29:56Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractSocial activity is typically viewed as part of an engaged lifestyle that may help mitigate the deleterious effects of advanced age on cognitive function. As such, social activity has been examined in relation to cognitive abilities later in life. However, longitudinal evidence for this hypothesis thus far remains inconclusive. The current study sought to clarify the relationship between social activity and cognitive function over time using a coordinated data analysis approach across four longitudinal studies. A series of multilevel growth models with social activity included as a covariate is presented. Four domains of cognitive function were assessed: reasoning, memory, fluency, and semantic knowledge. Results suggest that baseline social activity is related to some, but not all, cognitive functions. Baseline social activity levels failed to predict rate of decline in most cognitive abilities. Changes in social activity were not consistently associated with cognitive functioning. Our findings do not provide consistent evidence that changes in social activity correspond to immediate benefits in cognitive functioning, except perhaps for verbal fluency.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research was supported by the Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Aging (IALSA) research network (NIA AG026453, S. M. Hofer and A. M. Piccinin, PIs) and by the Conference on Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Research (NIA R13AG030995, D. M. Mungas, PI). Dr. L. E. Gibbons was supported by a grant from the NIH (AG05136, Murray Raskind, PI). Drs. A. Atri, S. D. Shirk, and M. B. Mitchell were supported by NIA Grant AG027171 (Alireza Atri, PI). The LBLS was funded by NIA Grants AG10569 and AG00037 (Elizabeth M. Zelinski, PI). The OCTO-Twin study was funded by NIA AG08861 (Boo Johansson, PI). SLS was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD00367, 1963–1965; HD04476, 1970–1973) and the National Institute of Aging (AG00480, 1973–1979; AG03544, 1982–1986; AG04470, 1984–1989; AG08055, 1980–2006; AG027759, 2006–2008; currently AG024102, 2005–2015; Sherry L. Willis, PI). The VLS is currently funded by NIA Grant AG008235 (R. A. Dixon, PI).en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrown, C.L., Gibbons, L.E., Kennison, R.F., Robitaille, A., Lindwall, M., Mitchell, M.B. ... Piccinin, A.M. (2012). Social Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time: A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, 12 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287438en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287438
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/8676
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Aging Researchen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.titleSocial Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time: A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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