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June 11, 2026Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Association Between Lifecourse Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Impairment Among Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Leisure Activity

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This study investigates the relationship between lifecourse socioeconomic status and cognitive impairment in older adults, exploring the role of leisure activity.
Longitudinal cohort study using data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2005–2018)
Sample included 6,289 adults aged ≥65 without baseline cognitive impairment
Examined the effects of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic status on cognitive impairment development over 6.42 years.
1,818 participants (28.9%) developed cognitive impairment during the study
Childhood SES reduced risk with HR=0.939; adulthood SES reduced risk with HR=0.925
Leisure activities mediated 17.8% of the childhood SES effect and 34.9% of the adulthood SES effect on cognitive impairment.

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Longitudinal cohort study finds that higher socioeconomic status reduces cognitive impairment risk in older adults, partially through leisure activities.

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Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Longitudinal cohort study finds that higher socioeconomic status reduces cognitive impairment risk in older adults, partially through leisure activities.

Association Between Lifecourse Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Impairment Among Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Leisure Activity

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Association Between Lifecourse Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Impairment Among Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Leisure Activity

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