The association between adult child education and cognitive functioning among older parents: A cross-national comparison of diverse contexts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The association between adult child educational attainment and older parent's cognitive health may vary across diverse contexts but cross-national comparisons have been limited by differences in outcome assessment, study design, and analytic choices.

Methods

We used harmonized data with comprehensive cognitive assessments from the United States (N = 3088), India (N = 3828), and Mexico (N = 1875) to estimate associations between adult child education and older adults' cognitive functioning using linear regression models adjusted for respondent and family-level socio-economic status (SES) in each study.

Results

Each additional year of offspring education was associated with 0.02 (Longitudinal Aging Study in India - Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia [LASI-DA

SUBMITTER: Nichols E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851130 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature