Semantic memory and literacy are better moderators than education on cognitive aging

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dc.creatorLaissbertola
dc.creatorRafaela Teixeira Ávila
dc.creatorMaria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho
dc.creatorLeandro Fernandes Malloy-diniz
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-12T23:50:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-09T00:44:18Z
dc.date.available2023-12-12T23:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.format.mimetypepdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.2167
dc.identifier.issn15525260
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/61968
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Journal of Psychiatry
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subjectSemantics
dc.subjectProtective Factors
dc.subjectCognitive Aging
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectDeveloping Countries
dc.subjectAging
dc.subject.otherSemantics
dc.subject.otherProtective factors
dc.subject.otherCognitive Aging
dc.subject.otherEducational Status
dc.subject.otherDeveloping Countries
dc.subject.otherAging
dc.titleSemantic memory and literacy are better moderators than education on cognitive aging
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.epage539
local.citation.issue6
local.citation.spage535
local.citation.volume41
local.description.resumoObjective: Aging studies regularly assume that years of education are a protective factor for baseline cognition. In developing countries with specific sociocultural issues, this relationship may not work as expected, and an unmet need remains for alternative resilience factors. This study aimed to analyze different moderators for the relationship between aging and general cognition that could reflect better protective factors.Methods: One hundred and fourteen Brazilian older adults, deemed healthy by global cognition, absence of psychiatric symptoms, or neurological history, participated in this cross-sectional study.Moderators for the relationship between age and global cognition included education, intelligence, and occupational factors. Semantic memory was added as a protective factor reflecting culturally acquired conceptual knowledge.Results: As expected, age alone is a predictor of global cognitive scores; surprisingly, however, education, intelligence, and occupation were not moderators of the association. Semantic memory was a significant moderator (p = 0.007), indicating that knowledge acquired during life may be a protective factor.Conclusion: In developing countries, the use of resilience factors based only on years of education may be misleading. Sociocultural issues influence the educational system and achievement and, consequently, affect the use of this simple measure. Resilience-factor studies should consider using crystallized abilities when studying populations with sociocultural particularities
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentFAF - DEPARTAMENTO DE PSICOLOGIA
local.publisher.departmentMED - DEPARTAMENTO DE SAÚDE MENTAL
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2018-0290

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