Background: Social networks and support have been proposed as cognitively protective in
old age. As studies often consider these social factors in isolation the question of which …

Objective The present study aimed to examine the confounding effects of depressive
symptoms and the role of gender in the association between social engagement and …

Background Social relationships consist of distinct dimensions. The literature on the effect of
specific social relationship subdomains on cognitive function is limited. This large-scale …

Background Poor social health is prevalent in older adults and may be associated with
worse cognition, and increased dementia risk. The aim of this study was to determine …

Background Social relations are important for health, particularly at older ages. We
examined the salience of frequency of social contacts and marital status for cognitive ageing …

Objectives Individuals' social connections and interpersonal experiences can both shape
and be shaped by cognitive functioning. This study examines longitudinal within-person …

Objective: To examine the relation of social resources and cognitive decline in older adults.
Methods: Data are from the Chicago Health and Aging Project, an epidemiologic study of …

Background Social health markers, including marital status, contact frequency, network size,
and social support, have been shown to be associated with cognition. However, the …

Background: Social connections have a significant impact on health across age groups,
including older adults. Loneliness and social isolation are known risk factors for Alzheimer's …

Objectives: Social engagement has been linked to preserved cognitive functioning in later
life. While social engagement is often operationalized as social network size, social …