Monolingualism

Exposure

2 papers1 finding

  • 1 lab in 5 countries
  • Funders: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and 2 more
  • Humans2

Associations

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Accelerated aging

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Monolingualism raises the risk of accelerated aging in humans (odds ratio = 2.11).

    “whereas monolingualism increased risk of accelerated aging (odds ratio = 2.11; relative risk = 1.43).”

    Humans

    Multilingualism protects against accelerated aging in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 27 European countries

    Nature aging10 Nov 2025

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Multilingualism was not linked to slower cognitive decline

An observational study of 193 multilingual and 1,894 monolingual healthy older adults found differing patterns of change in views of memory and emotional wellbeing.An observational study of 193 multilingual and 1,894 monolingual healthy older adults found differing patterns of change in views of memory and emotional wellbeing.

Preprint: cohort study of 1,894 peoplePopulations