Social relationships, social support, and patterns of cognitive aging in healthy, high-functioning older adults: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging.
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This study examines the relationship of social ties and support to patterns of cognitive aging in the MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging (see L. F. Berkman et al., 1993), a cohort study of 1,189 initially high-functioning older adults. Baseline and longitudinal data provide information on initial levels as well as changes in cognitive performance over a 7.5-year period. Linear regression analyses revealed that participants receiving more emotional support had better baseline performance, as did those who were unmarried and those reporting greater conflict with network members. Greater baseline emotional support was also a significant predictor of better cognitive function at the 7.5-year follow-up, controlling for baseline cognitive function and known sociodemographic, behavioral, psychological, and health status predictors of cognitive aging. The findings suggest the potential value of further research on the role of the social environment in protecting against cognitive declines at older ages.
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Analyses of social-network size have had mixed results.
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Evidence on social support and cognitive decline is mixed.
“evidence on social support has been mixed”
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One previous study of 1189 participants aged 70 to 79 years found an association between emotional support (although not social ties) and better cognitive function assessed by a neuropsychological battery.
“One previous study of 1189 participants aged 70 to 79 years found an association between emotional support (although not social ties) and better cognitive function assessed by a neuropsychological battery [35].”
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- Authors
- Seeman, T. E., Lusignolo, T. M., Albert, M., & Berkman, L.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2001
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 243-255
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2043854022
- Cited by
- 855
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 66 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 49 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 53 · 2014: 55 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 28
- FWCI
- 12.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01ag017056-03)
- National Institute on Aging (AG17265, P30AG017265, AG 17056)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- cognitive aging, social support, emotional support, social ties, successful aging, older adults, marital status, social conflict, cognitive decline, social environment
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aging, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Quality of Life, Social Support, Wechsler Scales
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