ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2021
Change Is Good for the Brain: Activity Diversity and Cognitive Functioning Across Adulthood.
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- The relationship between cognitive reserve focused on leisure experiences and cognitive functions in bipolar patients.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Social and Leisure Activities Predict Transitions in Cognitive Functioning in Older Mexican Adults: A Latent Transition Analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Switching it up: Activity diversity and cognitive functioning in later life.Psychology and aging · 2023Article
- Social activity diversity as a lifestyle factor to alleviate loneliness and chronic pain.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Article
- Adults Older Than Age 55 Engage in Less Diverse Activities Than Those 18 Years Ago.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Leisure activity engagement across adulthood predicts cognitive change after five years: Do gender and age matter?Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesParticipating in a variety of daily activities (i.e., activity diversity) requires people to adjust to a variety of situations and engage in a greater diversity of behaviors. These experiences may, in turn, enhance cognitive functioning. This study examined associations between activity diversity and cognitive functioning across adulthood.
methodActivity diversity was defined as the breadth and evenness of participation in seven common daily activity domains (e.g., paid work, time with children, leisure, physical activities, volunteering). Participants from the National Survey of Daily Experiences (NSDE: N = 732, Mage = 56) provided activity data during eight consecutive days at Wave 1 (W1) and Wave 2 (W2) 10 years apart. They also provided cognitive data at W2.
resultsGreater activity diversity at W2 was associated with higher overall cognitive functioning and higher executive functioning at W2. Individuals who increased activity diversity from W1 to W2 also exhibited higher scores in overall cognitive functioning and executive functioning at W2. Overall cognitive functioning, executive functioning, and episodic memory were better in those who had higher activity diversity at both waves, or increased activity diversity from W1 to W2, compared to those who had lower activity diversity or decreased activity diversity over time. DISCUSSION: Activity diversity is important for cognitive health in adulthood. Future work can study the directionality between activity diversity and cognitive functioning and underlying social and neurological mechanisms for these associations.
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