Abstract

Background
Some research suggests that multilingualism confers a cognitive advantage, but this association may be confounded by linguistic and socioeconomic factors. Multilinguals can differ on their first language such that it could be a societal majority‐ or minority‐language, resulting in distinct reasons for‐ and experiences with‐ becoming/being multilingual, along with different socioeconomic opportunities. We evaluated the association of multilingualism (Monolingual, Multilingual‐Majority, Multilingual‐Minority) and socioeconomic status (SES) on cognition among older adults.
Method
The analytic sample included 3,918 older adults (65% Monolingual, 23% Multilingual‐Majority, and 12% Multilingual‐Minority) from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India – Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia (LASI‐DAD). Participants reported their first and (any) additional language(s), and completed a cognitive battery …

Metadata

publication

Alzheimer's & Dementia 20, e090676, 2024

year

2024

publication date

2024/12

authors

Iris M Strangmann, Justina F Avila, Sarah Petrosyan, Erik Meijer, Emma Nichols, Shrikanth Narayanan, Leon M Aksman, Jinkook Lee, Miguel Arce Rentería

link

https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/alz.090676

journal

Alzheimer's & Dementia

volume

20

pages

e090676