Education and decline in cognitive performance: Compensatory but not protective

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dc.contributor.authorChristensen, H.en
dc.contributor.authorKorten, A. E.en
dc.contributor.authorJorm, A. F.en
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, A. S.en
dc.contributor.authorJacomb, P. A.en
dc.contributor.authorRodgers, B.en
dc.contributor.authorMackinnon, A. J.en
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T16:41:31Z
dc.date.available2026-02-21T16:41:31Z
dc.date.issued1997en
dc.description.abstractThe association between education and cognitive change was investigated in a large community sample of elderly people followed up after 3.6 years. Lower education was predictive of decline on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and on tests of language and knowledge, but not on tests of cognitive speed, memory or reaction time. The effects of education were not attenuated when adjusted for health, disability or activity level. The findings suggest that education slows the rate of decline on crystallized intelligence, but not other cognitive abilities. Education may compensate for neurodegenerative changes rather than protect against them.en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent8en
dc.identifier.issn0885-6230en
dc.identifier.otherPubMed:9152716en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0002-2863-3737/work/206119284en
dc.identifier.scopus0030973639en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733805736
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rights©1997 The authorsen
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatryen
dc.subjectAgeingen
dc.subjectCognitive functioningen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectLongitudinal studyen
dc.subjectPsychometric testingen
dc.titleEducation and decline in cognitive performance: Compensatory but not protectiveen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage330en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage323en
local.contributor.affiliationChristensen, H.; Centre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationKorten, A. E.; Centre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationJorm, A. F.; Centre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationHenderson, A. S.; Centre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationJacomb, P. A.; Centre for Research on Ageing, Health & Wellbeing, Department of Health Economics, Wellbeing and Society, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationRodgers, B.; School of Demography, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationMackinnon, A. J.; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Healthen
local.identifier.citationvolume12en
local.identifier.doi10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199703)12:3<323::AID-GPS492>3.0.CO;2-Nen
local.identifier.pureb3736a57-5be4-4206-ac32-c73538c8a7f9en
local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0030973639en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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