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Grit in adolescence is protective of late-life cognition: non-cognitive factors and cognitive reserve
Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, v 24(3), pp 321-332
04 May 2017
PMID: 27428038
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Abstract
Various psychological assets have been shown to protect against late-life cognitive impairment by promoting cognitive reserve. While factors such as educational attainment and IQ are well-established contributors to cognitive reserve, noncognitive factors, such as grit, have not been studied in this regard. We examined the contribution of adolescent grit, indexed by high school class rank controlling for IQ, to late-life cognition and its decline among approximately 4000 participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a random sample of high school graduates followed from 1957 to 2011. Adolescent grit significantly predicted both immediate and delayed memory at ages 64 and 71, over and above the contribution of IQ. While the relative contributions of IQ and grit to immediate memory were comparable, grit was a stronger predictor of delayed memory. Cognitive reserve has noncognitive, as well as cognitive, components.
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- Title
- Grit in adolescence is protective of late-life cognition: non-cognitive factors and cognitive reserve
- Creators
- Emma Rhodes - Temple UniversityKathryn N. Devlin - Temple UniversityLaurence Steinberg - Temple UniversityTania Giovannetti - Temple University
- Publication Details
- Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, v 24(3), pp 321-332
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- AG-9775; AG-21079; AG-033285; and AG-041868 / National Institute on Aging (10.13039/100000049) DGE-1144462 / National Science Foundation (10.13039/100000001)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000399610700007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84978762997
- Other Identifier
- 991021448027504721
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- Psychology, Developmental
- Psychology, Experimental