Does social participation improve cognitive abilities of the elderly?

被引：29
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作者：
Cai, Shu [1 ]
机构：
[1] Jinan Univ, Inst Econ & Social Res, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
来源：
JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS | 2022年 / 35卷 / 02期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Cognitive function; Social participation; Ageing; Elderly; MINI-MENTAL-STATE; OLDEST-OLD; EARLY-LIFE; HEALTH; DECLINE; IMPAIRMENT; ENGAGEMENT; EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; NETWORK;
D O I：
10.1007/s00148-020-00817-y
中图分类号：
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
This paper examines the effect of social participation on cognitive performance using data from a longitudinal survey of the elderly in China. It addresses the problem of endogenous participation by exploiting the variation in changes in social participation that are driven by changes in community service for social activities. The results show that participating in social activities has significantly positive impacts on cognitive function among the elderly. The point estimates indicate that engaging in social activity raises cognitive scores by 29% of a standard deviation.
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页码：591 / 619
页数：29
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