Economic downturns cause cognitive decline in old age

According to the study, it was published in the British Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health (JECH) on November 20, those who experienced the economic downturn in the most powerful period of their lives There is a risk of cognitive decline when you get older.

The Luxembourg University team, led by scientist Anja Leist, conducted a large-scale health and employment survey of 12,000 people in their 50s and over 50 in 11 European countries. .

Participants are tested five skills, including memory skills, speaking skills and math skills.

Men are most affected if they experience economic recession when they are in their 40s. (Source: Flickr)

After that, the team analyzed this test result in relation to the number of economic downturns each person encountered, as well as the time of the recession.

The results show that men are most affected if they experience economic recession when they are in their 40s.

Meanwhile, women are most affected when the economic recession occurs in the period from 25 to 35 years old.

Leist said that this is the first study to demonstrate that workers experiencing economic recession at an age of vulnerability (aged 25 to 25) are at risk of cognitive decline in later years. of life.

In addition, the intelligence of workers will also be affected after events such as being fired, being transferred to part-time jobs, low wages or demoted.

Previous studies on this issue conclude that having a good and exciting job will help strengthen "cognitive reserves" or wisdom for workers when they get old.

However, the "awareness reserve" of workers will be lost when workers lose their jobs or be demoted.