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Background: Cognitive reserve (CR) offers a compensatory mechanism for cognitive decline in the elderly, incorporating education, occupation, and leisure activities. Emerging evidence highlights the role of whole social context, life experiences, emotional states and leisure actitivies on cognitive abilities. This study aims to explore the role of emotional states in the complex relationship between cognitive reserve and other psychological and cognitive variables.
Methods: N = 285 participants were recruited; a neuropsychological assessment was administered, evaluating cognitive reserve, emotional state, and cognitive abilities. R 4.3.2 software was used to explore the role of emotional state and cognitive reserve, on executive abilities and other cognitive functions.
Results: Notably, partecipants with higher CR scores show lower levels of depression and higher scores on tests assessing cognitive functioning and executive abilities. These findings suggest that emotional states may play a mediating role in the relationship between CR and cognitive performances.
Conclusion: The engagement in leisure activities over time appears to have a positive impact on emotional state, which in turn may contribute to cognitive functioning and executive abilities. These preliminary results highlight the potential benefits of interventions targeting mood, stimulating leisure activities and promoting social engagement for cognitive health in aging populations.
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