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ArticleJournal of aging and health2026

Early-Life Parental Affection, Social Relationships in Adulthood, and Later-Life Cognitive Function.

Patricia A Thomas, Elizabeth Teas, Elliot Friedman, Lisa L Barnes, Madison R Sauerteig-Rolston, Kenneth F Ferraro

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Article in Journal of aging and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Early-Life Maternal Relationship Quality and Cognitive Function in Later Life: Mediating Role of Social Resources?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Patricia A ThomasDepartment of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5699-9779
Elizabeth TeasCenter on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1070-1404
Elliot FriedmanCenter on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3587-2138
Lisa L BarnesRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0072-9817
Madison R Sauerteig-RolstonIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3768-3744
Kenneth F FerraroDepartment of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3692-5235

Funding

Childhood Misfortune and Adult Health among Black, White, and Hispanic AmericansRF1AG043544 · NIA · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI FERRARO, KENNETH F. · 2020 to 2020
$825k
Disparities in the Life Course Origins of Cognitive DeclineRF1AG068388 · NIA · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI FERRARO, KENNETH F. · 2020 to 2020
$675k
Childhood Misfortune and Adult Health Among Black, White and Hispanic AmericansR01AG043544 · NIA · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI FERRARO, KENNETH F. · 2014 to 2016
$587k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG043544NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG043544NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG068388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ObjectiveAlthough research has demonstrated the long-term health consequences of childhood adversities, less is known about the long-term impact of positive childhood experiences, such as parental affection.MethodUsing longitudinal data (1995-2014) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we analyze structural equation models estimating direct and indirect pathways from early-life parental affection to changes in later-life cognitive function through relationship quality in adulthood among Black and White older adults (

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CognitionInterpersonal RelationsParent-Child RelationsSocial SupportAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesWhitechildhood exposurescognitionlife courserelationship qualitysocial support

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PMID39629987
PMCPMC12134153

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