title: Using contextual analyses to examine the meaning of neuropsychological variables across samples of english-speaking and spanish-speaking older adults.
abstract: The meanings of several target neuropsychological variables, including measures of executive functioning, were examined using contextual analysis across a sample of English-speakers and a sample of Spanish-speakers. Results of the contextual analysis, which examined the contributions of the latent constructs of memory, psychomotor speed, visual spatial ability, and knowledge and comprehension, to the target neuropsychological variables indicate that each of the target variables likely reflects the unique contribution of several reference abilities. These findings provide evidence that the neuropsychological variables are multi-dimensional. The patterns of relations were similar across the samples of English and Spanish speakers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, New York 10023, USA. klsiedlecki@fordham.edu
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Siedlecki
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rundek
authors.forename: Mitchell S V
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Elkind
authors.forename: Ralph L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Yaakov
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Clinton B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology