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The Role of Neighborhood Stress on Cognitive Function: a Coordinated Analysis

Year: 2018

Type: conference-abstract

Abstract: The demands of living in stressful neighborhoods may compromise cognitive health in adulthood. We conducted a coordinated analysis of three studies of midlife adults to test whether self-reported neighborhood stress was associated with performance in attention-demanding cognitive tasks. Data consisted of the CATSLife (N= 748; Mage= 33.26 (4.85)), ESCAPE (N= 256; Mage= 46.43 (11.13)), and MIDUS (N= 4,189, Mage= 55.43 (12.45)) studies. Executive functioning tasks were available in all studies and a spatial abilities task in CATSLife. Higher scores in the overall neighborhood stress composite were associated with lower executive and/or spatial functioning in CATSLife (p<.01) and MIDUS (ps<0.001), but not ESCAPE. Further, lower perceived safety and higher perceived violence subscale scores were associated with lower functioning in all studies (CATSLife: ps<.05; ESCAPE: p<.05; MIDUS: ps<0.001). Results are discussed considering the cognitive health consequences of the psychological threats originating from neighborhood conditions and possible saliency for minority aging research.

Source: Innovation in Aging

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.257

Authors: E Munoz, S Scott, R Corley, S J Wadsworth, M J Sliwinski, C A Reynolds

Institutions: University of California, Riverside, Stony Brook University, University of Colorado Boulder, Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,977

OpenAlex ID: W2900383469

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