Life Course Associations of Sibling Relationships and Cognitive Functioning in Late Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Relying on the linked lives concept within the life course perspective, the current study examined the lifelong associations of sibling relationships and their effects on cognitive functioning in late adulthood.

Methods

Using data from the sibling cohort of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, we estimated a mediational model, examining the effects of childhood sibling interactions and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), as proxy measures for the parent-child relationship, on cognitive functioning in late adulthood through adult sibling closeness and contact. Respondents' cognitive functioning was assessed using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-modified (TICS-m) when they were in their early 80s, on average. We conducted multilevel structural equation m

SUBMITTER: Kong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature