Childhood friendships

4 papers study it6 findings

Outcomes

Cognitive decline

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1 study

Childhood friendships decrease cognitive decline in humans (β = 0.19, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.28).
“comparing to participants with poor childhood friendships, those with better childhood friendships had lower rates of cognitive decline”
Humansgood childhood friendships vs poorn = 4,350
Association between childhood friendship and cognitive ageing trajectory in later life: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
BMC geriatricsJun 9, 2022

Social isolation

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1 study

Childhood friendships are associated with social isolation in humans.
“Childhood friendships were negatively associated with frailty and social isolation”
Humans
The role of social isolation in the association between childhood friendships and frailty in older adults: evidence from a national cohort study
BMC geriatricsMar 11, 2026

Frailty

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1 study

Childhood friendships are associated with frailty in humans.
“Childhood friendships were negatively associated with frailty”
Humans
The role of social isolation in the association between childhood friendships and frailty in older adults: evidence from a national cohort study
BMC geriatricsMar 11, 2026

Grip strength

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1 study

Childhood friendships are associated with grip strength in humans (OR = 1.21; 95 % CI = 1.09-1.34).
“and low grip strength (OR = 1.21; 95 % CI = 1.09-1.34)”
Humansafter controlling for covariatesn = 12,170
The mediating effect of depressive symptoms on the association between childhood friendship and physical function in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Journal of affective disordersMay 20, 2024

Instrumental activities of daily living disability

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1 study

Childhood friendships are associated with instrumental activities of daily living disability in humans (OR = 1.25; 95 % CI = 1.12-1.40).
“IADL disability (OR = 1.25; 95 % CI = 1.12-1.40)”
Humansafter controlling for covariatesn = 12,170
The mediating effect of depressive symptoms on the association between childhood friendship and physical function in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Journal of affective disordersMay 20, 2024

Basic activities of daily living disability

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1 study

Childhood friendships are associated with basic activities of daily living disability in humans (OR = 1.18; 95 % CI = 1.05-1.32).
“low-quality CF was associated with an increased prevalence of BADL disability (OR = 1.18; 95 % CI = 1.05-1.32)”
Humansafter controlling for covariatesn = 12,170
The mediating effect of depressive symptoms on the association between childhood friendship and physical function in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Journal of affective disordersMay 20, 2024