A Brief Report on the Factor Structure of the Cognitive Measures in the HRS/AHEAD Studies.

TitleA Brief Report on the Factor Structure of the Cognitive Measures in the HRS/AHEAD Studies.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsA Blankson, N, McArdle, JJ
JournalJ Aging Res
Volume2014
Pagination798514
Date Published2014
ISSN Number2090-2204
Abstract

Using cognitive data from the Health and Retirement Study and Asset Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old studies that were collected between 1992 and 2004, McArdle and colleagues (2007) found that a two-factor model (episodic memory and mental status) fit better than a one-factor model. The question that was addressed in the present study was whether these results would replicate in newer cohorts of data, collected between 2006 and 2010. We also tested age, education, and gender as predictors of the identified factors. Results confirm that a two-factor structure fits better than the single-factor model in the newer cohorts. Differential predictors were also observed.

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DOI10.1155/2014/798514
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Endnote Keywords

cognitive measures/cognitive measures/factor analysis/survey methods/cognition

Endnote ID

999999

Alternate JournalJ Aging Res
Citation Key8099
PubMed ID24971176
PubMed Central IDPMC4058144
Grant ListR01 AG007137 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R37 AG007137 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
U01 AG009740 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States