Associations between social burden, perceived stress, and diurnal cortisol profiles in older adults: implications for cognitive aging

Anna Pretscher (), Saskia Kauzner (), Nicolas Rohleder () and Linda Becker ()
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Anna Pretscher: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Saskia Kauzner: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Nicolas Rohleder: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Linda Becker: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

European Journal of Ageing, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, No 13, 575-590

Abstract: Abstract Stress can be a risk factor for mental and physical health. We investigated the role of social burden as a potential stressor in older age and its associations with cognitive aging (i.e., within the domains inhibition and cognitive flexibility of executive functioning). Eighty-three older adults (N = 38 male, mean age = 74.0 ± 5.7 years, body-mass index = 25.5 ± 4.1 kg/m2) aged 64 years or older participated. Cognitive flexibility and inhibition were assessed by means of a Trail-Making Test (TMT) and a Stroop task. Perceived levels of social burden and perceived stress in general were assessed via standardized questionnaires. Furthermore, diurnal cortisol profiles were assessed. Overall, older participants showed lower cognitive performance than the younger (both inhibition and cognitive flexibility; p

Keywords: Social burden; Cognitive aging; Executive functioning; Diurnal cortisol; Stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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