Wednesday 14 May 2014

Religiosity is negatively associated with later-life intelligence, but not with age-related cognitive decline

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289614000464

by Stuart J. Ritchiea, Alan J. Gowb, Ian J. Dearya

Religiosity is negatively associated with later-life intelligence, but not with age-related cognitive decline


Previous research has linked higher religiosity to lower intelligence.
Paradoxically, religiosity has also been linked to healthier cognitive aging.
We tested these relationships in a sample with cognitive tests across the ninth decade.
Religious belief was negatively associated with intelligence in old age.
Neither religious belief nor attendance was related to cognitive decline.

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