Grandparenthood As a Means of Social Interaction and Its Impacts on Subjective and Objective Measures of Cognition: A Mixed Methods Approach

Poster Session VIII

Keyword: Aging

Abstract: The current study on the effects of grandparenthood on cognition found over-the-phone interaction with grandchildren to be positively associated with enhanced cognitive performance. A reflexive thematic analysis of the qualitative responses found that grandparents characterize their experience as providing opportunities for stimulation that they believe positively affects their cognition.

• Dana Smith (Presenting Author)
• Teresa Pham (Author)
• Orchard Edwina (Author)
• Rutherford Helena (Author)
• O'Brien Jennifer (Author)