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The Relationship Between Social Participation and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Activities of Daily Living

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  • Chong Zhang
  • Juan Xiong
  • Wenqi Luo
  • Lin Sun

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Cognitive impairments are common in older adults, and social participation’s impact on their cognitive function needs further confirmation. Based on the panel data from the five waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), this study uses a panel fixed effect model, propensity score matching, and mediation analysis to explore the relationship between social participation and cognitive function in older adults. In the CLHLS questionnaire, cognitive function consists of 24 questions, including general ability, response ability, attention and calculation ability, memory, and language comprehension and self-coordination. Social participation is divided into three types: group interaction-type, self-entertainment-type, and household labor-type, with a total of eight activities. After adjusting the confounders, social participation is positively associated with cognitive function (β = 1.65, p  

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  • Chong Zhang & Juan Xiong & Wenqi Luo & Lin Sun, 2025. "The Relationship Between Social Participation and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Activities of Daily Living," SAGE Open, , vol. 15(3), pages 21582440251, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:15:y:2025:i:3:p:21582440251356754
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440251356754
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