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OBJECTIVE:The current study examines the role of social contact intensity, cognitive activity, and depressive symptoms as within- and between-person mediators for the relationships between physical activity and cognitive functioning. METHOD:All three types of mediators were considered simultaneously using multilevel structural equations modeling with longitudinal data. The sample consisted of 470 adults ranging from 79.37 to 97.92 years of age (M = 83.4; SD = 3.2) at the first occasion. RESULTS:Between-person differences in cognitive activity mediated the relationship between physical activity and cognitive functioning, such that individuals who participated in more physical activities, on average, engaged in more cognitive activities and, in turn, showed better cognitive functioning. Mediation of between-person associations between physical activity and memory through social contact intensity was also significant. At the within-person level, only cognitive activity mediated the relationship between physical activity and change in cognition; however, the indirect effect was small. Depressive symptomatology was not found to significantly mediate within- or between-person effects on cognitive change. DISCUSSION:Our findings highlight the implications of physical activity participation for the prevention of cognitive decline and the importance of meditational processes at the between-person level. Physical activity can provide older adults with an avenue to make new friendships and engage in more cognitive activities which, in turn, attenuates cognitive decline.
journal_name
Eur J Ageingjournal_title
European journal of ageingauthors
Robitaille A,Muniz G,Lindwall M,Piccinin AM,Hoffman L,Johansson B,Hofer SMdoi
10.1007/s10433-014-0314-zsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-12-01 00:00:00pages
333-347issue
4eissn
1613-9372issn
1613-9380journal_volume
11pub_type
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