Neighborhood bonding and bridging social capital, social activity participation, and short-term cognitive variability in later life.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Investigating social determinants of health and related outcomes may help identify effective and sustainable intervention targets. This study examined whether contextual-level social capital (bonding and bridging capital) and individual-level social participation were associated with short-term cognitive variability, an early indicator of normal and pathological cognitive aging.

Methods

The sample consisted of urban community-dwelling older adults (N = 304, mean age = 77.5, range = 70-91) from the Einstein Aging Study. Bonding and bridging social capital measures were derived at the zip code tabulation area (ZCTA)-level and linked with participants' addresses. Formal and informal social activity participation was assessed using self-reported questionnaires. Cognit

SUBMITTER: Hyun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517273 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature