Social network bridging capital

Social network bridging capital mediates cognitive reserve in humans (mediated ∼11%).

“bridging capital remained significant in fully adjusted models and mediated ∼11% of the association between education and CR.”

Humans

Factors related to cognitive reserve: a comparative analysis of education, occupation, lifestyle, and social network factors based on brain measures

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences·3 Apr 2026