Adverse childhood circumstances and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: Lower level or faster decline?

ABSTRACT: We examine the long-term relationship between childhood circumstances and cognitive aging. In particular, we differentiate the level of cognitive deficit from the rate of cognitive decline. Applying a linear mixed-effect model to three waves of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Surveys (CHARLS 2011, 2013, 2015) and matching cognitive outcomes to CHARLS Life History Survey (2014), we find that key domains of childhood circumstances, including family socioeconomic status (SES), neighborhood cohesion, friendship, and health conditions, are significantly associated with both the level of cognitive deficit and the rate of decline. In contrast, childhood neighborhood safety only affects the level of cognitive deficit. Childhood relationship with mother only affects the rate of cognitive d

SUBMITTER: Lin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature