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Race differences in intellectual control beliefs and cognitive functioning.

Sarah W Kennedy¹, Jason C Allaire, Alyssa A Gamaldo

¹Department of Health and Human Services: Division of Aging and Adult Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

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Intellectual control beliefs impact cognition in older adults. Higher education may enhance this link for African Americans, while lower education benefits Caucasians.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Cognitive Psychology
Sociology of Aging

Background:

Examines intellectual control beliefs and their association with cognitive function in older adults.
Investigates everyday problem-solving in a diverse sample of African American and Caucasian elders.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the interplay between intellectual control beliefs and cognitive abilities.
To understand how race and education moderate this relationship in aging populations.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Personality in Intellectual Aging Contexts Inventory (PIC) and Everyday Cognition Battery (ECB).
Assessed memory, inductive reasoning, and verbal meaning using a battery of cognitive tests.

Main Results:

African American elders reported lower intellectual control beliefs than Caucasian elders.
Education and race moderated the association between control beliefs and cognitive performance.
Higher education amplified the positive link between control beliefs and cognition in African Americans; lower education showed a similar trend in Caucasians.

Conclusions:

Higher education levels for African American elders may activate intellectual control beliefs, strengthening their association with cognitive performance.
Educational attainment appears crucial in mediating the relationship between cognitive control and cognitive outcomes in diverse aging populations.