Adverse life events and cognition in older adults: the role of gender and psychological resilience.
Objectives This study examined gender differences in the association between stressful life events and late-life cognition, with psychological resilience as a potential moderating factor. Methods Longitudinal data were drawn from a population-based sample of 1,815 participants (M = 70.71, SD = 1.5...
| Publicado en: | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Vol. 81; no. 8; pp. 1 - 14 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=195931919&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 195931919 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10795014 JGB jtl: Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences issn: 10795014 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 81 iid: 8 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 195931919 10.1093/geronb/gbag100 ppf: 1 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Adverse life events and cognition in older adults: the role of gender and psychological resilience. aug: au: Leung, Yvonne Eramudugolla, Ranmalee Mortby, Moyra E Anstey, Kaarin J affil: School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSchool of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaMortby Consulting, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaNeuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia su: Life change events Executive function Age distribution Psychological adaptation Psychological resilience Cognition in old age Research funding Questionnaires Descriptive statistics Odds ratio Confidence intervals Cognitive aging sug: subj: Life change events Executive function Age distribution Psychological adaptation Psychological resilience Cognition in old age Research funding Questionnaires Descriptive statistics Odds ratio Confidence intervals Cognitive aging keyword: aged cognition cognitive aging cognitive impairment copyrightHolder:The Gerontological Society of America copyrightYear:2026 dementia gender gender differences https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag100 inLanguage:en Life events limbic-predominant age-related tdp-43 encephalopathy minimal cognitive impairment psychological publisher:Oxford University Press resilience sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42261258/ short-term memory stressful events Traumatic experience wounds and injuries aged cognition cognitive aging cognitive impairment copyrightHolder:The Gerontological Society of America copyrightYear:2026 dementia gender gender differences https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag100 inLanguage:en Life events limbic-predominant age-related tdp-43 encephalopathy minimal cognitive impairment psychological publisher:Oxford University Press resilience sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42261258/ short-term memory stressful events Traumatic experience wounds and injuries ab: Objectives This study examined gender differences in the association between stressful life events and late-life cognition, with psychological resilience as a potential moderating factor. Methods Longitudinal data were drawn from a population-based sample of 1,815 participants (M = 70.71, SD = 1.50, 48% women). Stressful life events were indicated by both the number of recent life events in the past 6 months measured by the List of Threatening Events Questionnaire and lifetime traumatic experiences captured by questions from the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Cognitive outcomes included neuropsychological assessments of incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and domain-specific performance. Psychological resilience was measured by the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale. Logistic and linear models were conducted, adjusting for common risk factors. Results Lifetime trauma was associated with higher MCI (OR = 1.78, p <.001) and dementia risk (OR = 1.18, p = .02), and poorer performance in memory and executive function. Gender differences were found. Psychological resilience was more strongly associated with better executive function in men than in women (B = 0.03, p = .04, 95% CI [0.00, 0.07]). It also buffers the impact of lifetime trauma on working memory, and the effect was stronger in men than in women (B = 0.11, p = .04). Discussion The impact of stressful life events on cognition may differ by gender, potentially reflecting gender-specific types of stressors and coping mechanisms. Further investigations on the social and individual factors that contribute to psychological resilience and their role in cognitive aging are warranted. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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