Stronger associations of affectivity than social leisure activities with cognitive impairment: a 10-year trajectory study of Chinese older adults (opens in new tab)

BackgroundBoth positive and negative affectivity (PNA) and social leisure activities (SLA) are significantly associated with cognitive function, yet their relative strength of association with long-term cognitive decline remains unclear. Exploring this issue has significant implications for designing precise and effective cognitive health promotion programs in the future.MethodsThe data were derived from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Our analysis included 1,847 ol...