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Friendship and Cognitive Functioning Among Married and Widowed Chinese Older Adults

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  • Changmin Peng
  • Laura L Hayman
  • hJan E Mutchler
  • Jeffrey A Burr

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ObjectivesGuided by the social convoy model, this study investigated the association between friendship and cognitive functioning among older Chinese adults, as well as the moderating effect of marital status (married vs widowed). We also explored whether depression might account for the link between friendship and cognitive functioning.MethodsWe used data from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey in 2014 (N = 8,482). Cognitive functioning was measured with the Mini-Mental State Examination instrument and friendship was assessed with a 3-item Lubben Social Network Scale. Linear regression and path analyses within a structural equation modeling framework were performed to examine the hypotheses.ResultsResults indicated that friendship was significantly related to better cognitive functioning among older Chinese adults (β = 0.083, p

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  • Changmin Peng & Laura L Hayman & hJan E Mutchler & Jeffrey A Burr, 2022. "Friendship and Cognitive Functioning Among Married and Widowed Chinese Older Adults," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 77(3), pages 567-576.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:77:y:2022:i:3:p:567-576.
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