Cognition in Context: The Role of Objective and Subjective Measures of Neighborhood and Household in Cognitive Functioning in Later Life

Lee, Haena; Waite, Linda J.

doi:10.1093/geront/gnx050

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“…Further, our findings showed a restoration‐reducing effect of a neighbourhood with low social cohesion for people without attentional fatigue. This result provided further empirical evidence supporting Lee and Waite’s (2018) discussion, suggesting that being exposed to an indifferent neighbourhood lacking trust and public participation might lead to worries about social uncertainties, thus making restorative experience difficult to achieve.…”

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Effects of neighbourhood social cohesion and need for restoration on restorative experiences

Feng

Zhang

Cui

et al. 2020

Asian J of Social Psycho

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Restorative experience refers to an experience of psychophysical restoration from stress and mental fatigue during people-environment interactions. Previous research has documented the influence of neighbourhood physical environment on restorative experiences; however, it is still unclear whether neighbourhood social environment can affect restorative experiences. Applying a socioecological perspective, the current study aims to explore the effect of neighbourhood social cohesion on restorative experience and to examine whether people's need for restoration would moderate this effect. After manipulating the need for restoration in terms of antecedent attentional state, participants (N = 244) with and without the need for restoration read one of three experimental scenarios describing a neighbourhood with high, neutral, or low social cohesion. Participants reported their restorative experience pre-and post-exposure to neighbourhood social cohesion scenarios. Results showed that participants in the high social cohesion neighbourhood condition perceived more post-exposure restorative experience than did those in the neutral or low cohesion conditions. Restorative experience increased from pre-to post-exposure in the high social cohesion condition; the increase was greater for participants with the need for restoration. On the other hand, restorative experience decreased from pre-to post-exposure in the low social cohesion condition for participants without the need for restoration. These findings suggested that a socially cohesive neighbourhood could enhance individuals' restorative experiences and that the strength of this restorative benefit might depend on the need for restoration.

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Effects of neighbourhood social cohesion and need for restoration on restorative experiences

Feng

Zhang

Cui

et al. 2020

Asian J of Social Psycho

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“…It is possible then to view this type of environment as a source of cognitive stimulation or even a brain training (Cassarino & Setti, 2015) and may potentially promote cognitive reserve (Clarke et al, 2012). Urban areas usually offer a living environment with a greater density of physical, social and institutional resources which may promote protective health behaviors and facilitate mental stimulation (Clarke et al, 2012(Clarke et al, , 2015Lee & Waite, 2017). Which is supposed to be beneficial for cognitive functioning especially in late adulthood and seems to be in accord with the hypothesis "use it or lose it" (Salthouse, 2006).…”

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“…Recently researchers have approached to examine not only influence of factors such as gender, age or level of education, but also have aimed to include the effect of neighborhood environment and lifestyle on cognitive functioning and decline of cognitive functions, or well-being and health in later life in the picture (Besser, McDonald, Song, Kukull, & Rodriguez, 2017;Cassarino, O'Sullivan, Kenny, & Setti, 2016; Weuve, Barnes, Evans, & Mendes de Leon, 2015;Eibich, Krekel, Demuth, & Wagner, 2016;Lee & Waite, 2017;Saenz, Downer, Garcia, & Wong, 2017;Watts, Ferdous, Diaz Moore, & Burns, 2015;Wörn, Ellwardt, Aartsen, & Huisman, 2017;Wu et al, 2017). Schooler (1984) presented a theory of environmental influences on cognitive functions, which may be applied in the case of busy nature of urban areas that makes city residents learn quicker pace in solving tasks.…”

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Perception Of Life Pace In The City And Countryside Among Older People

Frydrychová¹,

Horáková²,

Vidovičová³

et al. 2017

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Life pace in cities is often commented as very busy especially by people from smaller settlements. It is not clear whether this proverbial image, a stereotype, is based on prevalent subjective views in the elderly. The purpose of this study is to examine the occurrence of stereotypes of hectic city and tranquil countryside in older persons. The sample consisted of 131 retired healthy older persons of 60-74 years of age (M=68.47, SD=3.71) with the same place of residence in the capital city of Prague, mid-sized towns or villages of the Czech Republic since their age of 40 years. The participants underwent a structured interview and evaluated life pace on 4-point scale. Data were analyzed with non-parametric methods. Our results suggest that older persons regardless their place of residence consider Prague more hectic compared to towns and countryside. Non-Praguers, especially the ones with lower education, perceive Prague significantly more hectic compared to persons living in the capital itself. Recent visitors to Prague perceive the capital as more hectic than visitors with a further off experience.Our results are in accord with the proverbial stereotypes of the pace of life in different types of settlement. As time pressure and busy environment, hectic "nature" may in long-term affect individual emotional and cognitive development even in late adulthood, these influences and their impacts need to be yet researched more in detail.

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“…Moreover, the householders usually have the right to the final decision in their families in rural China, decisions that may be influenced by their characteristics, including age and educational attainment. Second, the household cognition is important in irrigation management because it affects the households' perception and reaction to the surroundings [59]. If households believed that they could benefit from irrigation management or if the expectation of farm production is optimistic, they would have positive intentions to participate in irrigation management.…”

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Investigating the Effects of Social Trust and Perceived Organizational Support on Irrigation Management Performance in Rural China

Liu

Rezitis

Zhu

et al. 2018

Water

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Understanding the factors affecting irrigation management performance is crucial for sustainable resource use, especially with the decentralized management mode of irrigation systems being implemented in rural China. This paper contributes to the research field by incorporating different categories of social trust and perceived organization support (POS) into the analysis of irrigation management performance, by linking multiple elements that are based on the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework. We employed principal component analysis (PCA) and ordered probit regression to analyze a database covering 785 households in the upstream of the Yellow River basin. The results suggested that social trust and POS positively affected the irrigation management performance, and social trust strengthened the positive effect of POS on the performance. Furthermore, the results indicated that personal trust and institutional trust, as well as perceived emotional support and physical support, positively affected the performance. In addition, we also found that household characteristics, household cognition, group characteristics, physical conditions, and rules-in-use also had significant impact on the performance. This paper can be used to inform the government that social trust and POS need to be considered in the common-pool resources (CPRs) management.

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Cognition in Context: The Role of Objective and Subjective Measures of Neighborhood and Household in Cognitive Functioning in Later Life

Abstract: Late life living environments are important contexts for aging. Aging-in-Place interventions should address subjective interpretations of place to reduce future risks of cognitive decline.

Cited by 64 publications

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Effects of neighbourhood social cohesion and need for restoration on restorative experiences

Effects of neighbourhood social cohesion and need for restoration on restorative experiences

Perception Of Life Pace In The City And Countryside Among Older People

Investigating the Effects of Social Trust and Perceived Organizational Support on Irrigation Management Performance in Rural China

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