COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN OLDER ADULTS: A LIFE SPAN HEALTH PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH
Author(s) -
Nasim Ferdows
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
innovation in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2399-5300
DOI - 10.1093/geroni/igy023.643
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , cognition , mediation , developmental psychology , psychology , early childhood , gerontology , health and retirement study , life course approach , medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , population , political science , law
positive implications for cognitive functioning at older age. ▪ The effects of childhood factors are manifested directly and indirectly through earlyand mid-adulthood socioeconomic achievement. ▪ Having educated parents and good health during childhood increased cognitive functioning at older age both directly and indirectly through education, income and wealth. Cognitive functioning in Older Adults: A Life Span Health Production Function Approach
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