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Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognition in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults
Laura B Zahodne, Caitlin W-M Watson, Sonia Seehra, Michelle N Martinez. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 2017-09-19
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Positive associations between self-efficacy and language did not significantly differ across race/ethnicity, although the bivariate association between self-efficacy and language was not significant among Hispanics. Additional positive associations were observed for Whites and Blacks, but not Hispanics. Negative associations between emotional support and purpose in life and working memory were seen only in Hispanics. Results confirm and extend the link between self-efficacy and cognition in late life, particularly for White and Black older adults. Previous studies on positive psychosocial factors in cognitive aging may not be generalizable to Hispanics. Longitudinal follow-up is needed to determine whether negative relationships between certain psychosocial factors and cognition in Hispanics reflect reverse causation, threshold effects, and/or negative aspects of having a strong social network. (JINS, 2018, 24, 294-304).
Key findings
- Positive associations between self-efficacy and language did not significantly differ across race/ethnicity, although the bivariate association between self-efficacy and language was not significant among Hispanics.
- Additional positive associations were observed for Whites and Blacks, but not Hispanics.
- Negative associations between emotional support and purpose in life and working memory were seen only in Hispanics.
- Results confirm and extend the link between self-efficacy and cognition in late life, particularly for White and Black older adults.
- Previous studies on positive psychosocial factors in cognitive aging may not be generalizable to Hispanics.
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Participants548
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 59/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 33 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 59 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2018 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 548 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 28925347) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 33 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 33 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 59 out of 100. |
| Total | 59 / 100 | — |
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Zahodne, L. B., Watson, C. W.-M., Seehra, S., & Martinez, M. N. (2018). Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognition in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617717000935
Vancouver
Zahodne LB, Watson CW.-M, Seehra S, Martinez MN. Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognition in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 2018. doi:10.1017/s1355617717000935. PMID: 28925347.
BibTeX
@article{zahodne2018-28925347,
author = {Zahodne, Laura B and Watson, Caitlin W-M and Seehra, Sonia and Martinez, Michelle N},
title = {{Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognition in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults}},
journal = {Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS},
year = {2018},
doi = {10.1017/s1355617717000935},
pmid = {28925347},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617717000935}
}
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