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Education shapes episodic memory measurement via test specifications: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

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  • Chen, Yizhou
  • O'Donnell, James

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Many studies have examined how education influences cognitive decline trajectories, often reflected through episodic memory deficits measured by word recall tests. However, little is known about how education affects episodic memory measurement in longitudinal studies where word-list complexity and test form vary. Our study aims to explore whether education influences episodic memory measurement via test specifications in a Chinese context.

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  • Chen, Yizhou & O'Donnell, James, 2025. "Education shapes episodic memory measurement via test specifications: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 383(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:383:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625008044
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118473
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    1. Dorina Cadar & Laura Brocklebank & Li Yan & Yaohui Zhao & Andrew Steptoe & James M Raymo, 2023. "Socioeconomic and Contextual Differentials in Memory Decline: A Cross-Country Investigation Between England and China," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 78(3), pages 544-555.
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