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Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multiethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study.

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Siedlecki, KL; Stern, Y; Reuben, A; Sacco, RL; Elkind, MSV; Wright, CB
Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
July 2009

Cognitive reserve is a hypothetical construct that has been used to inform models of cognitive aging and is presumed to be indicative of life experiences that may mitigate the effects of brain pathology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct validity of cognitive reserve by examining both its convergent and its discriminant validity across three different samples of participants using structural equation modeling. The cognitive reserve variables were found to correlate highly with one another (thereby providing evidence of convergent validity), but demanding tests of discriminant validity indicated that, in two of the samples, the cognitive reserve construct was highly related to an executive functioning construct.

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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS

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EISSN

1469-7661

ISSN

1355-6177

Publication Date

July 2009

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

558 / 569

Related Subject Headings

  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Problem Solving
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Memory
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Female
  • Experimental Psychology
 

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Siedlecki, K. L., Stern, Y., Reuben, A., Sacco, R. L., Elkind, M. S. V., & Wright, C. B. (2009). Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multiethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 15(4), 558–569. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617709090857
Siedlecki, Karen L., Yaakov Stern, Aaron Reuben, Ralph L. Sacco, Mitchell S. V. Elkind, and Clinton B. Wright. “Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multiethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS 15, no. 4 (July 2009): 558–69. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617709090857.
Siedlecki KL, Stern Y, Reuben A, Sacco RL, Elkind MSV, Wright CB. Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multiethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 2009 Jul;15(4):558–69.
Siedlecki, Karen L., et al. “Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multiethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, vol. 15, no. 4, July 2009, pp. 558–69. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s1355617709090857.
Siedlecki KL, Stern Y, Reuben A, Sacco RL, Elkind MSV, Wright CB. Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multiethnic cohort: The Northern Manhattan Study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 2009 Jul;15(4):558–569.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS

DOI

EISSN

1469-7661

ISSN

1355-6177

Publication Date

July 2009

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

558 / 569

Related Subject Headings

  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Problem Solving
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Memory
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Female
  • Experimental Psychology