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Social Convoys, Cognitive Reserve and Resilience, and Risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Organization NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INCLocation NEW YORK, UNITED STATESPosted 15 Sept 2020Deadline 31 May 2026
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7. PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
Emerging evidence suggests that sexual and gender minority populations are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s 

disease and related dementias (ADRD). This may be due, at least in part, to the cumulative impact of minority 

stress;; related social isolation and loneliness;; and barriers to care and support services. Social support, on the 

other hand, has emerged as a protective factor in the face of minority stress, and as a predictor of successful 

cognitive aging among the general population. However, few studies have assessed the social support networks 

of sexual and gender minorities in detail to determine the specific support characteristics that facilitate cognitive 

reserve  and  resilience.  The  proposed  study  will  fill  this  gap  by  comparing  the  stress,  social  support  networks, 

and aging-­related cognition of a newly recruited sample of sexual and gender minority adults (n = 300, age 25-­

85) to those of a matched heterosexual, cisgender sample (n = 300) enrolled in an ongoing longitudinal study of 

aging and cognitive reserve (the Reference Ability Neural Networks or RANN study). In addition, the proposed 

study  will  conduct  secondary  analysis  of  MRI  data  collected  in  RANN  to  explore  differences  in  brain  features 

between minority and majority groups, generating hypotheses for future research. The specific aims are: (1) To 

compare stress (perceived general stress and minority stress related to one or more marginalized identities) and 

cognitive performance across multiple domains in newly recruited sexual / gender minority adults and matched 

heterosexual,  cisgender  adults  enrolled  in  the  RANN  study;;  (2)  To  compare  social  network  characteristics  of 

sexual  /  gender  minority  adults  to  those  of  matched  heterosexual,  cisgender  adults,  and  examine  within-­  and 

between-­group  differences  in  social  support  based  on  sexual  orientation,  gender  identity,  and  age;;  (3)  Across 

both identity groups (N = 600), to examine the role of minority stress, social support, resources and wellbeing in 

development of cognitive reserve and resilience (i.e., how these assets moderate the effects of minority stress 

and  aging  on  health  and  cognitive  functioning);;  and  (4)  In  an  exploratory  analysis,  to  evaluate  differences 

between  sexual  /  gender  minority  (n  >  40)  and  matched  heterosexual,  cisgender  RANN  participants  in  MRI-­

measured  brain  features  and  their  relation  to  stress,  social  network  characteristics,  cognitive  functioning,  and 

risk  for  incident  ADRD.  We  expect  that  understanding  differences  and  similarities  in  the  social  networks  of 

minority  and  majority  adults  and  the  relationship  of  these  characteristics  to  stress  and  aging-­related  cognition 

will  enable  us  to  identify  modifiable  factors  associated  with  cognitive  reserve  and  resilience,  informing  future 

interventions to prevent cognitive decline and ADRD.

Grant Number: 5R01AG069041-05
NIH Institute/Center: NIH

Principal Investigator: WALTER BOCKTING

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