Longitudinal relationships between pet ownership and cognitive functioning in later adulthood across pet types and individuals’ ages

Longitudinal relationships between pet ownership and cognitive functioning in later adulthood across pet types and individuals’ ages

Pet ownership has been shown to have a positive influence on cognitive functioning and cognitive decline in late adulthood. However, there is limited understanding of how different species of pets are associated with these outcomes in different age groups. This study employed a multilevel modelling approach using data from eight waves of the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to longitudinally examine: (1) the relationship between…