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Luecken , L . J (2006 . Early Family Adversity and Cognitive Performance in Aging : A Lifespan Developmental Model . Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 25 (1 )

. 33-52

Background and purpose of the study

Linda Luecken performed a study that considers existing evidence that have a bearing on a model that theorizes that early family adversity has an impact on the cognitive performance of adults (Luecken , 2006 Luecken sought to discover whether there is

sufficient evidence to create a link between child abuse or neglect in the home and various psychosocial and behavioral aspects of adult life (Luecken , 2006

She conducted her study because she realized that there is sufficient material to support a conclusion linking family adversity and physical health in adults , but there is no evaluation of whether there is adequate literature to support the proposal made by the examined model (Luecken , 2006 . Thus , Luecken looked into evidence that discuss cognitive performance of adults , particularly performance through psychosocial , behavioral , and health-related pathways . She likewise considered the limitations of existing studies and gave suggestions for future research (Luecken , 2006

Method

Luecken 's proposes a lifespan developmental approach , which concludes that early family experiences characterized by adversity or stress contributes to the rate of cognitive decline in older adulthood She proposed a global model that consists of several pathways (Luecken 2006 . These pathways provide the means by which experiences of a person creates an impact on his cognitive function . Since the consists of studying and evaluating current literature on the subject , the author described the different types and the prevalence of adverse family experiences to which a person could be exposed in early family life Second , she reviewed literature on the different physiological stress responses of people and the impact of such responses on cognitive function . Later on she tries to make a connection between family adversity and physiological stress responses (Luecken , 2006 . Lastly she outlined the potential pathways that link family adversity and cognitive function in older adults (Luecken , 2006

Discussion and Limitations

The author discussed the available evidence supporting the enumerated pathways to cognitive aging in older adulthood , citing many studies conducted in the past (Luecken , 2006 . She thus concludes that there is a wealth of evidence that may support a theory that links adverse early family experience with cognitive aging (Luecken , 2006 . She likewise discussed suggestions regarding the development of dysregulated physiological stress responses caused by neglect or abuse in early childhood , as supported by various animal and human studies (Luecken 2006 . She concludes that while the evidence may be mounting in this field of study , the same remains inadequate in many respects (Luecken 2006 . For example , researchers have not focused on positive effects and preventive measures that could be derived from the knowledge of the impact of adverse early experiences and psychological stress responses (Luecken , 2006 . Instead , studies focused only on the negative impact of such adverse experiences

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