ArticleJournal of health and social behavior2026
A Life Course Perspective on Cognitive Aging: The Interplay between Early and Later Life Stimulating Environments.
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- Social connection and cognitive health: A review of concepts, measures, and research priorities.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- Beyond the Block: Social Network Extralocality and Cognitive Function Among U.S. Older Adults.Journal of aging and health · 2026Article
- Is social connection the key to prevention? Educational attainment, incident dementia, and the role of later-life social engagement.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
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Abstract
A gap in the literature on social determinants of cognitive aging is the lack of focus on the interplay of cognitively stimulating environments across the life course. This study uses a life course perspective to propose and examine potential interaction and mediation effects between early and later life stimulating environments. Using rich cognitive assessments and egocentric network data from the state-representative Person to Person Health Interview Study (N = 685) conducted in Indiana, we find that associations between social bridging network (later life stimulating environments) and cognitive outcomes are strongest for people with less than a high school education (early life stimulating environments), constituting a moderating compensatory leveling effect rather than an added protection effect. Regarding mediation, we find no evidence of a cumulative (dis)advantage effect in the context of cognitive aging. Overall, this study presents a useful theoretical framework to study the interplay of cognitively stimulating environments across the life course.
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