Early life adversity, race, and childhood socioeconomic status: intersecting drivers of later life cognition.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research on associations between early life adversity (ELA) and later life cognition has yielded mixed results and generally have not considered how broader societal systems of stratification potentially influence associations. The current study addresses this gap by exploring if racialized identity and childhood socioeconomic status (cSES) moderate associations between ELA exposure and later life cognition.

Methods

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (Waves 2010-2018), we used growth curve modeling to examine if the confluence of ELA, cSES, and racialized identity is associated with cognition.

Results

Among White participants, greater exposure to ELA was associated with poorer baseline cognitive functioning, and higher cSES buffered against thi

SUBMITTER: Reynolds A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859546 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature