Cross-Sectional Association Between Social Activity Participation, Age, and Cognition: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
This large, population-based study suggests that greater social activity is associated with higher cognitive performance and may help explain variation the inverse relationship between age and cognition. While causality cannot be inferred, results highlight the relevance of social engagement in understanding cognitive patterns in adults. Future research should examine these findings persist longitudinal designs.
Authors
- Debra Dobbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9282-7624)
- Lindsay Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1129-0931)
- Yujun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4115-9459)
- Mylinh H. Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6980-3328)
- Angela J. Grippo
- Hongdao Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-9562)
- Mingyang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6726-309X)
- Maria Sophia Bezerra Castelo Branco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-7494)
- Layla Katharine Santana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8989-7630)
Institutions
- Northern Illinois University (US)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- University of South Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sage Open Aging
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/30495334251385858
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00