Multilingualism is associated with small task-specific advantages in cognitive performance of older adults

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dc.date.accessioned2024-02-28T15:43:27Z
dc.date.available2024-02-28T15:43:27Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-07
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALger
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202402239646
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15516
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1038/s41598-023-43961-7
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.ddc370
dc.subject.ddc400
dc.subject.swdMehrsprachigkeitger
dc.subject.swdÄlterer Mensch <60-80 Jahre>ger
dc.subject.swdIntelligenzleistungger
dc.titleMultilingualism is associated with small task-specific advantages in cognitive performance of older adultseng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractThe 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.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorAchaa-Amankwaa, Priscilla
dcterms.creatorKushnereva, Ekaterina
dcterms.creatorMiksch, Hanna
dcterms.creatorStumme, Johanna
dcterms.creatorHeim, Stefan
dcterms.creatorEbersbach, Mirjam
dcterms.source.articlenumber16912
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2045-2322
dcterms.source.journalScientific Reportseng
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 13
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