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View article: Educational Attainment, School Quality and Midlife Cognitive Functioning: Differing Associations by Childhood Socioeconomic Status?
Educational Attainment, School Quality and Midlife Cognitive Functioning: Differing Associations by Childhood Socioeconomic Status? Open
Background Educational attainment has consistently been identified as an important determinant of later‐life cognitive functioning and recent studies, moreover, suggest that additional aspects of the educational process, particularly schoo…
View article: Association of Blood‐based Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease with Cognition and Educational Experiences in Midlife
Association of Blood‐based Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease with Cognition and Educational Experiences in Midlife Open
Background Development of blood‐based biomarkers makes measurement of neurodegeneration possible in populations that have not traditionally been represented in ADRD research. Investigation of the relationship of blood‐based AD biomarkers t…
View article: Heterogeneous Physical and Cognitive Health Returns to Education: Evidence from High School & Beyond
Heterogeneous Physical and Cognitive Health Returns to Education: Evidence from High School & Beyond Open
Background Are the cognitive and physical health returns to education uniform across racial and ethnic groups in the United States? Past research has been inconclusive. A few studies posit that the benefits to higher levels of education ar…
View article: Understanding Educational Gradients in Diabetes and Hypertension: Triangulating Survey, Pharmacy, and Biomarker Data from High School & Beyond
Understanding Educational Gradients in Diabetes and Hypertension: Triangulating Survey, Pharmacy, and Biomarker Data from High School & Beyond Open
Background Educational gradients in health conditions are profound, but our understanding of how to address them is limited by the data available to us. In large‐scale population‐based research, we most frequently evaluate the relationship…
View article: Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults
Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults Open
Importance The incidence and prevalence of clinical Alzheimer disease (AD) are higher among Black and Latinx older adults than among White older adults. Past studies that compared plasma AD biomarker concentrations among groups minoritized…
View article: Childhood fluoride exposure and cognition across the life course
Childhood fluoride exposure and cognition across the life course Open
How are children’s fluoride exposures associated with cognitive test performance in adolescence and midlife? Whereas most prior research has estimated effects of exposure to extremely high levels of fluoride, we consider exposure to levels…
View article: Education and midlife cognitive functioning: Evidence from the High School and Beyond cohort
Education and midlife cognitive functioning: Evidence from the High School and Beyond cohort Open
INTRODUCTION Educational attainment is associated with midlife cognitive functioning. However, degree attainment is the culmination of complex and unequal processes involving students’ backgrounds, the opportunities that schools provide th…
View article: Associations Between Socioeconomic, Spatial and Educational Factors and Midlife Periodontal Disease Risk: Evidence From ‘High School and Beyond’
Associations Between Socioeconomic, Spatial and Educational Factors and Midlife Periodontal Disease Risk: Evidence From ‘High School and Beyond’ Open
Background Periodontal disease (PD) is a prevalent, preventable and treatable oral infection associated with substantial morbidity globally. There is little information from population‐representative cohort studies about the sociodemograph…
View article: Education and Midlife Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from the High School and Beyond Cohort
Education and Midlife Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from the High School and Beyond Cohort Open
Background Education is associated with cognitive functioning and risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD). However, researchers rarely consider anything about education other than highest degree completion. Do schools’ soc…
View article: Beyond Credentials: Understanding Educational Gradients in Cognitive Function at Midlife
Beyond Credentials: Understanding Educational Gradients in Cognitive Function at Midlife Open
Background A substantial body of research points to the persistence of educational credential gradients in cognitive function across the life course, from early adulthood through old age. Fewer studies have considered the roles of educatio…
View article: Midlife Periodontal Disease and Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from High School and Beyond
Midlife Periodontal Disease and Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from High School and Beyond Open
Background Periodontal disease is a prevalent, preventable, and highly treatable oral infection that is (1) stratified by sociodemographic, educational, and spatial factors and (2) is believed to impact cognitive impairment and ADRD risk. …
View article: EDUCATION AND MIDLIFE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING: EVIDENCE ABOUT MEDIATORS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND COHORT
EDUCATION AND MIDLIFE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING: EVIDENCE ABOUT MEDIATORS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND COHORT Open
Educational attainment is associated with cognitive functioning and risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). However, (1) aspects of schooling that precede degree completion have rarely been considered and (2) the social a…
View article: Cognition Four Decades After High School: Does School Context Matter for Cognitive Disparities at Midlife?
Cognition Four Decades After High School: Does School Context Matter for Cognitive Disparities at Midlife? Open
Background Structural racism shapes educational quality by perpetuating unequal access to school resources, creating disproportionate exposure to disciplinary actions, and limiting access to advanced courses among racially minoritized chil…
View article: EDUCATIONAL GRADIENTS IN HEALTH AND COGNITION: DOES THE TIMING OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT MATTER?
EDUCATIONAL GRADIENTS IN HEALTH AND COGNITION: DOES THE TIMING OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT MATTER? Open
Educational attainment is a strong predictor of later-life health and cognition. However, studies on the relationship between educational attainment and these outcomes usually do not consider the role of the timing of educational attainmen…
View article: EFFECTS OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS ON ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN THE LONG RUN: EVIDENCE FROM LINKED SURVEY AND CREDIT DATA
EFFECTS OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS ON ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN THE LONG RUN: EVIDENCE FROM LINKED SURVEY AND CREDIT DATA Open
Although 40% of Americans will experience cancer in their lifetime, little is known about the long-term impacts of cancer diagnosis on debt, wealth, and financial precarity later in life. Using data from High School and Beyond (HSB) —a lar…
View article: Are Skills Becoming an Increasingly Important Determinant of Life Outcomes?
Are Skills Becoming an Increasingly Important Determinant of Life Outcomes? Open
Several theoretical traditions posit that individual skills (or human capital) have become stronger predictors of life outcomes over time. To date, however, significant limitations have hindered a confident empirical assessment of this imp…
View article: High School and Beyond: Cohort Data for Studying the Effects of Education on Midlife Cognition
High School and Beyond: Cohort Data for Studying the Effects of Education on Midlife Cognition Open
Background The objective of our presentation is to describe the utility of data from the High School and Beyond (HSB) cohort for studying the impact of early life circumstances and experiences—especially related to education—on risk of mid…
View article: The contribution of school quality to stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in the U.S. Stroke Belt
The contribution of school quality to stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in the U.S. Stroke Belt Open
Background Stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are important risk factors for later life dementia. In the United States the geographical distribution of high stroke risk, known as the U.S. Stroke Belt, is an important contributor to ra…
View article: Secondary School Quality and Midlife Cognition: Evidence from High School and Beyond
Secondary School Quality and Midlife Cognition: Evidence from High School and Beyond Open
Background Research on the association between education and later‐life cognitive outcomes usually only considers the quantity of schooling that people complete. However, people with the same level of completed schooling are highly diverse…
View article: 80 The Association between Periodontal Disease and Self-Reported Cognitive and Functional Decline at Age 60 in a Large, Multicultural Cohort Study
80 The Association between Periodontal Disease and Self-Reported Cognitive and Functional Decline at Age 60 in a Large, Multicultural Cohort Study Open
Objective: We assess the association between self-reported history of periodontal disease diagnosis with self-reported cognitive and functional decline at age ∼60. We also investigate (1) the roles of social background, demographic charact…
View article: 30 Item response theory and differential item functioning of the AD8: The High School & Beyond Study
30 Item response theory and differential item functioning of the AD8: The High School & Beyond Study Open
Objective: The AD8 is a validated screening instrument for functional changes that may be caused by cognitive decline and dementia. It is frequently used in clinics and research studies because it is short and easy to administer, with a cu…
View article: 81 Occupation Complexity Mediates the Association between Education and Self-Reported Cognitive and Functional Decline in 60-Year-Olds
81 Occupation Complexity Mediates the Association between Education and Self-Reported Cognitive and Functional Decline in 60-Year-Olds Open
Objective: We ask about the degree to which the association between (1) the quantity and quality of people’s education and (2) midlife self-reported concerns about cognition and daily function is mediated by occupational complexity. The ov…
View article: Individual adjustments for many and structural change for some: Teacher and school responses to classed <scp>out‐of‐school</scp> responsibilities
Individual adjustments for many and structural change for some: Teacher and school responses to classed <span>out‐of‐school</span> responsibilities Open
Research on adolescent responsibilities outside of school rarely considers how schools and teachers mitigate the adverse consequences of those responsibilities on academic outcomes. We seek to understand when, and for whom, teachers and ad…
View article: Why student absences aren't the real problem in America's 'attendance crisis'?
Why student absences aren't the real problem in America's 'attendance crisis'? Open
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View article: Reframing the US Attendance Crisis: School Absences Send Powerful Signals about Children Nationally
Reframing the US Attendance Crisis: School Absences Send Powerful Signals about Children Nationally Open
Some believe that holding schools accountable for student attendance will lead schools to act to reduce student absences and by doing so will increase student achievement, particularly for historically underserved students. We question bot…
View article: Continuing Education and Stratification at Midlife
Continuing Education and Stratification at Midlife Open
We ask whether patterns of racial ethnic and socioeconomic stratification in educational attainment are amplified or attenuated when we take a longer view of educational careers. We propose a model of staged advantage to understand how edu…
View article: A Short, Valid, and Flexible Web-Based Screener for Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Short, Valid, and Flexible Web-Based Screener for Mild Cognitive Impairment Open
Clinical assessments for identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be costly and time-consuming. Few screeners for MCI exist that can be implemented quickly and outside of the clinic using flexible, cost-effective methods, such as we…
View article: Association of Job Expectations Among High School Students With Early Death During Adulthood
Association of Job Expectations Among High School Students With Early Death During Adulthood Open
In this cohort study, men whose occupational expectations were not met because of labor market declines were at a higher risk of death from suicide or drug poisoning than men with different occupational expectations. Interventions to mitig…