Datum
2023-10-07Autor
Achaa-Amankwaa, PriscillaKushnereva, EkaterinaMiksch, HannaStumme, JohannaHeim, StefanEbersbach, MirjamSchlagwort
300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie 370 Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen 400 Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik MehrsprachigkeitÄlterer Mensch <60-80 Jahre>IntelligenzleistungMetadata
Zur Langanzeige
Aufsatz
Multilingualism is associated with small task-specific advantages in cognitive performance of older adults
Zusammenfassung
The protective effects of multiple language knowledge on the maintenance of cognitive functions in older adults have been discussed controversially, among others, because of methodological inconsistencies between studies. In a sample of N = 528 German monolinguals and multilinguals (speaking two or more languages) older than 60 years, this study examined (1) whether speaking multiple languages is positively related to performance on tasks of interference suppression, working memory, concept shifting, and phonemic and semantic fluency, and (2) whether language proficiency and age of second language acquisition (AoA) are associated with cognitive performance of multilinguals. Controlling for education and daily activity, we found small cognitive benefits of speaking multiple languages on interference suppression, working memory, and phonemic fluency, but not on concept shifting and semantic fluency. Furthermore, no substantive correlations were found between language proficiency or AoA and cognitive performance. In conclusion, multilingualism appears to have small incremental effects on cognitive performance beyond education and daily activity in older age that are task-specific and widely independent of proficiency and AoA.
Zitierform
In: Scientific Reports Volume 13 (2023-10-07) eissn:2045-2322Förderhinweis
Gefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALZitieren
@article{doi:10.17170/kobra-202402239646,
author={Achaa-Amankwaa, Priscilla and Kushnereva, Ekaterina and Miksch, Hanna and Stumme, Johanna and Heim, Stefan and Ebersbach, Mirjam},
title={Multilingualism is associated with small task-specific advantages in cognitive performance of older adults},
journal={Scientific Reports},
year={2023}
}
0500 Oax 0501 Text $btxt$2rdacontent 0502 Computermedien $bc$2rdacarrier 1100 2023$n2023 1500 1/eng 2050 ##0##http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15516 3000 Achaa-Amankwaa, Priscilla 3010 Kushnereva, Ekaterina 3010 Miksch, Hanna 3010 Stumme, Johanna 3010 Heim, Stefan 3010 Ebersbach, Mirjam 4000 Multilingualism is associated with small task-specific advantages in cognitive performance of older adults / Achaa-Amankwaa, Priscilla 4030 4060 Online-Ressource 4085 ##0##=u http://nbn-resolving.de/http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15516=x R 4204 \$dAufsatz 4170 5550 {{Mehrsprachigkeit}} 5550 {{Älterer Mensch <60-80 Jahre>}} 5550 {{Intelligenzleistung}} 7136 ##0##http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15516
2024-02-28T15:43:27Z 2024-02-28T15:43:27Z 2023-10-07 doi:10.17170/kobra-202402239646 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15516 Gefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEAL eng Namensnennung 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 300 370 400 Multilingualism is associated with small task-specific advantages in cognitive performance of older adults Aufsatz The protective effects of multiple language knowledge on the maintenance of cognitive functions in older adults have been discussed controversially, among others, because of methodological inconsistencies between studies. In a sample of N = 528 German monolinguals and multilinguals (speaking two or more languages) older than 60 years, this study examined (1) whether speaking multiple languages is positively related to performance on tasks of interference suppression, working memory, concept shifting, and phonemic and semantic fluency, and (2) whether language proficiency and age of second language acquisition (AoA) are associated with cognitive performance of multilinguals. Controlling for education and daily activity, we found small cognitive benefits of speaking multiple languages on interference suppression, working memory, and phonemic fluency, but not on concept shifting and semantic fluency. Furthermore, no substantive correlations were found between language proficiency or AoA and cognitive performance. In conclusion, multilingualism appears to have small incremental effects on cognitive performance beyond education and daily activity in older age that are task-specific and widely independent of proficiency and AoA. open access Achaa-Amankwaa, Priscilla Kushnereva, Ekaterina Miksch, Hanna Stumme, Johanna Heim, Stefan Ebersbach, Mirjam doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43961-7 Mehrsprachigkeit Älterer Mensch <60-80 Jahre> Intelligenzleistung publishedVersion eissn:2045-2322 Scientific Reports Volume 13 false 16912
Die folgenden Lizenzbestimmungen sind mit dieser Ressource verbunden: