The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level

Background: One of the fundamental challenges for gerontological research is how to maintain and promote intact cognitive functioning in old age. Previous research revealed that high educational level, good health status, and an active lifestyle during adulthood seem to be protective against cogniti...

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Autores: Ihle, Andreas, Oris, Michel, Fagot, Delphine, Baeriswyl, Marie, Guichard, Eduardo, Kliegel, Matthias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/343594
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/343594
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cognition
Leisure activities
Disuse
Educational level
General health status
Cognitive reserve
Vulnerability
Midlife
Older adults
Leisure time activities
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spelling The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational LevelIhle, AndreasOris, MichelFagot, DelphineBaeriswyl, MarieGuichard, EduardoKliegel, MatthiasCognitionLeisure activitiesDisuseEducational levelGeneral health statusCognitive reserveVulnerabilityMidlifeOlder adultsLeisure time activitiesBackground: One of the fundamental challenges for gerontological research is how to maintain and promote intact cognitive functioning in old age. Previous research revealed that high educational level, good health status, and an active lifestyle during adulthood seem to be protective against cognitive impairment in old age. However, up to now, a detailed examination of the interaction of these relations based on a broader variety of activities and considering past and current activities is missing.Objective: The present study set out to extend the literature by investigating in more detail the interactions of educational level and health status with a broad variety of past and current leisure activities in their association with cognitive functioning in a large sample of older adults with a wide age range.Methods: A total of 2,812 older adults (aged 65-101 years) served as the sample for the present study. A test on verbal abilities and one on processing speed were applied. In addition, individuals were retrospectively interviewed regarding their educational level, current general health status, and 18 leisure activities (in terms of currently performed activities and those that had been carried out at the age of 45 years)Results: Regressions indicated that engaging in more current activities and in more activities at the age of 45 years (both analyzed as an overall activity measure) was related to better cognitive performance in old age (r values up to 0.39, p values <0.001). These associations were more pronounced in individuals with a low (compared to a high) educational level.Conclusion: Present results suggest that an active lifestyle during middle adulthood may be related to better cognitive functioning in old age, particularly in individuals with a low educational level. These findings are discussed with respect to models of cognitive aging.Peer reviewedS. Karger AGOris, Michel [0000-0002-6435-9448]202420242015info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/343594reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1159/000381311Noinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3435942026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
title The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
spellingShingle The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
Ihle, Andreas
Cognition
Leisure activities
Disuse
Educational level
General health status
Cognitive reserve
Vulnerability
Midlife
Older adults
Leisure time activities
title_short The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
title_full The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
title_fullStr The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
title_full_unstemmed The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
title_sort The Association of Leisure Activities in Middle Adulthood with Cognitive Performance in Old Age: The Moderating Role of Educational Level
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ihle, Andreas
Oris, Michel
Fagot, Delphine
Baeriswyl, Marie
Guichard, Eduardo
Kliegel, Matthias
author Ihle, Andreas
author_facet Ihle, Andreas
Oris, Michel
Fagot, Delphine
Baeriswyl, Marie
Guichard, Eduardo
Kliegel, Matthias
author_role author
author2 Oris, Michel
Fagot, Delphine
Baeriswyl, Marie
Guichard, Eduardo
Kliegel, Matthias
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Oris, Michel [0000-0002-6435-9448]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cognition
Leisure activities
Disuse
Educational level
General health status
Cognitive reserve
Vulnerability
Midlife
Older adults
Leisure time activities
topic Cognition
Leisure activities
Disuse
Educational level
General health status
Cognitive reserve
Vulnerability
Midlife
Older adults
Leisure time activities
description Background: One of the fundamental challenges for gerontological research is how to maintain and promote intact cognitive functioning in old age. Previous research revealed that high educational level, good health status, and an active lifestyle during adulthood seem to be protective against cognitive impairment in old age. However, up to now, a detailed examination of the interaction of these relations based on a broader variety of activities and considering past and current activities is missing.
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