Novel information processing at work across time is associated with cognitive change in later life: A 14-year longitudinal study.

Staudinger, Ursula M.; Yu, Yanliang; Cheng, Bin

doi:10.1037/pag0000468

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“…Another important characteristic of complex environments is novelty information processing, which has been linked to cognitive function using experimental or quasi-experimental designs (Oltmanns et al, 2017;Park et al, 2014). In a recent study, the O ‫ء‬ NET database was used to assess novelty information processing at work, which was related to less decline in some measures of cognitive function after accounting for job complexity, particularly for those with lower levels of cognitive performance (Staudinger, Yu, & Cheng, 2020).…”

Section: Work Characteristics Relevant To Cognitive Functionmentioning

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“…We conducted three sets of follow-up analyses. The first set of analyses examined the role of novelty information processing at work based on the O ‫ء‬ NET database as defined by Staudinger and colleagues (Staudinger et al, 2020). Novelty information processing based on work activities was related to baseline crystallized (r ϭ .29; 95% CI [.20, .39]) and fluid intelligence (r ϭ .15; 95% CI [.03, .27]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Because of our sample size, our analyses focused on main effects of work characteristics. It is possible that effects differ in population segments, for example, depending on level of cognitive ability or on work characteristics (Staudinger et al, 2020). Our measure of work stress did not capture whether challenges exceeded an individual's capacity.…”

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The role of perceived work environment and work activities in midlife cognitive change.

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Siebert

Wahl

2020

Developmental Psychology

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Previous research documented positive associations between cognitively stimulating work and levels of cognitive performance, while longitudinal associations are less clear. We used 20-year longitudinal data from the Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study of Adult Development and Aging (ILSE) to examine the role of perceived work environment (autonomy, innovation, social integration, and stress) and work activities derived from an occupational database (related to information, to people, and manual activities) for trajectories of cognitive abilities (processing speed, fluid and crystallized intelligence). We used data from 374 participants in the ILSE midlife cohort (born 1950 -52) who were working at baseline and had valid observations on work characteristics and control variables including education, gender, region (former East vs. West Germany), and personal income (mean age at baseline ϭ 44 years, SD ϭ 1, 44% women). Cognitively stimulating perceived work environments (higher levels of autonomy and innovation), higher levels of work activities related to information and people, and lower levels of manual activity at baseline were related to higher initial levels of cognitive ability. Higher work stress was related to higher baseline fluid ability. These associations were largely not independent of control variables. Higher social integration at work was related to less steep increase in crystallized intelligence and higher work stress was related to less decline in processing speed. In sum, our findings were more in line with selection rather than with enrichment effects, with the caveat that our findings rely on work variables taken at baseline. We discuss potential mechanisms underlying these findings.

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The role of perceived work environment and work activities in midlife cognitive change.

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Wahl

2020

Developmental Psychology

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“…“Use it or lose it” hypothesis proposes that cognitive functioning deteriorates when we are not been challenged or mentally stimulated, as frequently occurs after retirement (Meng et al, 2017). Therefore, mental stimulation through processing novel information at work could cushion cognitive deterioration afterwards (Staudinger et al, 2020). Similarly, educational level also influences on cognitive function in old age (Lövdén et al, 2020) and may have a critical role as a prerequisite for achieving a job with WPMDs (Finkel et al, 2009).…”

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Job Demands May Determine Cognitive and Physical Aging After Retirement

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During adulthood, we spend most of our time and efforts at work. However, the impact of employment in aging is poorly explored. Our study addressed how job demands can affect aging after retirement. We have developed a descriptive observational study carried out in 367 older adults with a mean age of 73.9 years (66.5% women and 33.5% men), measuring cognition and functional status. Our results demonstrate that older adults who had high mental demands in their jobs, show better scores in cognition. However, they show poor functional development of basic and instrumental activities of daily life (p< .05). In contrast, former workers who had high physical demands, display lower scores in cognition and lower functional performance in instrumental activities (p< .05). Work life activities contribute to cognitive and physical decline after retirement. Therefore, healthy aging should include interventions that consider the job influence on the age impairment.

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“…Second, a more detailed measure of work should be considered in addition to hours working per week. Employment type varies by work demands and complexity, and greater job complexity over the lifespan predicts slower cognitive decline after retirement [14]. Finally, the concept of productivity in this study was a self-rated measure of one's interpretation of how their cognitive, physical, and health conditions impact work efficiency.…”

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Using HIV neuropsychological classification methods to predict employment status

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Becker

2021

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Novel information processing at work across time is associated with cognitive change in later life: A 14-year longitudinal study.

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

The role of perceived work environment and work activities in midlife cognitive change.

The role of perceived work environment and work activities in midlife cognitive change.

Job Demands May Determine Cognitive and Physical Aging After Retirement

Using HIV neuropsychological classification methods to predict employment status

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