A life course approach to understanding stress exposures and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults

Ruijia Chen, David R. Williams, Kristen Nishimi, Natalie Slopen, Laura D. Kubzansky and Jennifer Weuve

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 314, issue C

Abstract: Many studies have evaluated the stress-cognition association, but few have captured the cumulative nature of stress or distinguished the influences of stressors occurring in childhood versus adulthood. Using a lifecourse approach, we investigated whether cumulative stress exposures are associated with poorer cognitive function and faster cognitive decline.

Keywords: Executive function; Episodic memory; Cognition; Lifecourse; Stress Exposures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115448

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