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Acculturation, reading level, and neuropsychological test performance among African American elders

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Manly, Jennifer J., Byrd, Desiree A., Touradji, Pegah, Stern, Yaakov·2004·Applied Neuropsychology
DOI 10.1207/s15324826an1101_5
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The independent effects of cultural and educational experience on neuropsychological test performance were examined among 503 nondemented African Americans ages 65 and older. Measures of cultural experience (acculturation) and quality of education (reading level) were administered. Reading level was the most influential predictor of cognitive test performance, even after accounting for age, sex, years of education, and acculturation level. Age had small but significant unique effects on most measures, especially word list learning. Years of education had independent effects on measures of verbal abstraction, fluency, and figure matching. More acculturated African Americans obtained higher scores on most measures; however, after accounting for age, years of education, sex, and reading level, the effect of acculturation was diminished. The results suggest that quality of education and cultural experience influence how older African Americans approach neuropsychological tasks; therefore, adjustment for these variables may improve specificity of neuropsychological measures.

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  • Oral reading proficiency is a marker of educational opportunity in minority populations and can be used to adjust for group differences when comparing individuals of different ethnic and racial backgrounds.

    “Oral reading proficiency also is a marker of educational opportunity in minority populations and can be used to adjust for group differences when comparing individuals of different ethnic and racial backgrounds (Manly, Byrd, Touradji, & Stern, 2004; Manly et al., 1999).”

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Manly, J. J., Byrd, D. A., Touradji, P., & Stern, Y.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
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Venue
Applied Neuropsychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2004-03
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
37-46
ISSN
  • 0908-4282 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-4826
DOI
10.1207/s15324826an1101_5
OpenAlex
W2050814904
Cited by
254
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FWCI
4.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Applied Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)
Funders
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • National Institute on Aging (AG16206, P01AG007232, R01AG016206, AG 07232)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Keywords
acculturation, reading level, educational attainment, neuropsychological test performance, African American older adults, cognitive aging, age effects, years of schooling, cultural experience, word list learning, fluency
MeSH terms
Acculturation, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Black or African American, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Discrimination Learning, Educational Measurement, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Reading, Verbal Learning, Cultural Diversity, Black People, White People

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