Open AccessHousing Wealth, Psychological Well-being, and Cognitive Functioning of Older Americans
Author(s) -
Amar Hamoudi,
Jennifer B. Dowd
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbt114
Subject(s) - health and retirement study , cognition , cognitive decline , real estate , anxiety , boom , psychology , affect (linguistics) , demographic economics , cognitive skill , gerontology , economics , medicine , finance , psychiatry , dementia , engineering , pathology , communication , environmental engineering , disease
Economic security around retirement age may be an important determinant of psychological and cognitive well-being of older adults. This study examines the impact of the dramatic increase in housing prices from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s on psychological and cognitive outcomes among Americans born between 1924 and 1960.
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