Age-diverse social networks

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C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

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Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

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1 lab in 1 country

Funder: National Institute on Aging

Humans1

Outcomes

Emotional well-being

no changein humans1

1 study

Age-diverse social networks have no effect on emotional well-being in humans.
“Positive associations between age diversity and fluid cognitive ability, but not emotional well-being, were consistently observed.”
Humans
Benefits of age-diverse social worlds: cognitive functioning, positive emotional experiences, and life expectancy
The Gerontologist12 Mar 2026

Associations

Mortality

downin humans1

1 study

Age-diverse social networks are associated with mortality in humans.
“Participants with more age-diverse networks and interactions were more likely to have survived the 13-year observation period.”
Humans13 years
Benefits of age-diverse social worlds: cognitive functioning, positive emotional experiences, and life expectancy
The Gerontologist12 Mar 2026

Fluid cognitive ability

upin humans1

1 study

Age-diverse social networks are associated with fluid cognitive ability in humans.
“Positive associations between age diversity and fluid cognitive ability, but not emotional well-being, were consistently observed.”
Humans
Benefits of age-diverse social worlds: cognitive functioning, positive emotional experiences, and life expectancy
The Gerontologist12 Mar 2026

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Benefits of age-diverse social worlds: cognitive functioning, positive emotional experiences, and life expectancy

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