Genes Versus Lifestyles: Exploring Beliefs About the Determinants of Cognitive Ageing.

ABSTRACT: Genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to cognitive ageing. However, the extent to which the public attribute changes in thinking skills to either genetic or lifestyle factors is largely unknown. This may be important if it impacts engagement in activities deemed beneficial to thinking skills. This study, therefore, explored people's beliefs about determinants of cognitive ageing and whether those beliefs were associated with engagement in potentially beneficial behaviours. Data were collected through a United Kingdom-wide survey of people aged 40 and over. Participants completed questions about their beliefs regarding cognitive ageing, and specifically the extent to which they believed lifestyle or genetic factors influence those changes, and their engagement in specific behaviours that

SUBMITTER: Niechcial MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8931720 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature