Is College Completion Associated with Better Cognition in Later Life for People Who Are the Least, or Most, Likely to Obtain a Bachelor's Degree?
Is College Completion Associated with Better Cognition in Later Life for People Who Are the Least, or Most, Likely to Obtain a Bachelor's Degree?
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbz132
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发表时间：
2020-07-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Moorman, Sara M.
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作者：
Greenfield, Emily A.;Akincigil, Ayse;Moorman, Sara M.
目的：从累积不利/有利因素（CDA）的理论化中获得的见解，我们旨在通过研究获得学士学位和晚年认知之间的关联是否根据个人基于青春期特征完成大学学业的可能性而有所不同，来促进对教育程度作为晚年认知的保护因素的理解。方法：我们对来自威斯康星州纵向研究（WLS）的数据进行了倾向评分分析。在青少年期对预测大学毕业的指标进行前瞻性评估，并在65岁时对晚年认知进行全面评估。结果：25岁之前完成大学学业（仅与高中相比）与男性和女性更好的晚年认知相关。尤其是在男性中，协会更强的那些谁是不太可能作为青少年完成colleague.Discussion：结果表明效用的CDA的角度调查相互关联的早期生活的风险和保护因素的影响，晚年的认知，以及大学教育的方式，既可以有助于，以及减轻，过程中的CDA。
Objectives: Drawing on insights from theorizing on cumulative dis/advantage (CDA), we aimed to advance understanding of educational attainment as a protective factor for later-life cognition by examining whether associations between obtaining a bachelor's degree and later-life cognition differ according to individuals' likelihood of completing college based on characteristics in adolescence.Methods: We conducted a propensity score analysis with data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). Measures to predict college completion were assessed prospectively in adolescence, and a global measure of later-life cognition was based on cognitive assessments at age 65.Results: College completion by age 25 (vs high school only) was associated with better later-life cognition for both men and women. Among men specifically, associations were stronger for those who were less likely as adolescents to complete college.Discussion: Results indicate the utility of a CDA perspective for investigating the implications of interconnected early life risk and protective factors for later-life cognition, as well as ways in which college education can both contribute to, as well as mitigate, processes of CDA.