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Title: Educational Attainment, Continued Learning Experience, and Cognitive Function among Older Men
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Wight, Richard G. Aneshensel, Carol S. Seeman, Teresa E. |
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Educational Attainment, Continued Learning Experience, and Cognitive Function among Older Men Journal of Aging and Health 14,2 (May 2002): 211-236 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Cognitive Ability; Continuing Education; Depression (see also CESD); Educational Attainment; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Life Course; Occupational Status; Training, Occupational Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Objectives: This report assesses the effects of educational attainment, post-educational training experience, and occupational status on cognitive function among older men, controlling for demographic and health factors. Conditional relationships between educational attainment and factors that importantly influence cognitive function are also investigated. Methods: Data from a nationally representative sample of 1,839 older men are used to explore life-course effects of occupational and training experiences during the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's. Results: A positive relationship is found between formal educational attainment and cognitive function, but this association is conditional on subsequent training experience, ethnicity, and symptoms of depression. Training experiences are also positively associated with cognitive function. Discussion: Continued pursuit of education and training may offer opportunities to promote cognitive function throughout the life course, especially among those with low educational attainment early in life. |
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Wight, Richard G., Carol S. Aneshensel and Teresa E. Seeman. "Educational Attainment, Continued Learning Experience, and Cognitive Function among Older Men." Journal of Aging and Health 14,2 (May 2002): 211-236.
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