Exploring the association between religious participation and memory in middle- and older-aged adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hosseini, Shera; Chaurasia, Ashok; Oremus, Mark
• Is Part Of: Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition. Volume 30:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 123
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Religious participation -- memory -- cognitive function -- CLSA -- quantitative analysis; Aging -- Periodicals; Cognition in old age -- Periodicals; Cognition disorders in old age -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Aging -- periodicals; Neuropsychology -- periodicals; Cognition -- periodicals; Mental Disorders -- periodicals; Gerontology -- periodicals; Mental Health -- periodicals; 155.67
• DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2021.1976098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1382-5585

Abstract

ABSTRACT: To investigate the association between religious participation and memory in persons aged 45–85 years. Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, frequency of religious participation was measured from "daily" to "never"; immediate and delayed recall memory were assessed with the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. We regressed memory onto religious participation for persons aged < 65 years and persons aged ≥ 65 years. We found some evidence of effect modification: among persons < 65 years, monthly to yearly participation versus never attending was positively associated with immediate and delayed recall memory; among persons aged ≥ 65 years, weekly or more participation versus never attending was negatively associated with immediate and delayed recall memory. However, regression coefficients were small (−0.09 ≤ B ≤ 0.06) and most were not statistically significant (p < 0.05). Insufficient evidence existed to conclude that religious participation was associated with memory in our sample.