Online Workshop on «Social infrastructure and cognitive abilities in an ageing population»
1 June 2021

Programme

9.00 – 9.10 AM | Welcome
(Flaminio Squazzoni, University of Milan, Behave Director & Marco Castellani, University of Brescia, Sociable PI)

9.10 – 9.30 AM | Social relationships and cognitive abilities in older adults. A meta-analysis
(Matteo Piolatto, University of Padua)

9.30 – 9.50 AM | Social networks and cognitive abilities in older adults: A population sample from Brescia, Italy
(Federico Bianchi, University of Milan)

9.50 – 10.20 AM | The association between network structure and cognitive functioning: Theoretical and methodological considerations
(Lea Ellwardt, University of Cologne)

10.30 – 10.45 AM | Break

10.45 – 11.15 AM | Social Network, multimorbidity and physical function in old age: Insights from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K)
(Amaia Calderon Larrañaga, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm)

11.15 – 11.45 AM | Ageing in a networked society: Social Networking Sites use and life satisfaction in Europe
(Emanuela Sala & Alessandra Gaia, University of Milan-Bicocca)

11.45 – 12.00 AM | Final discussion: The future of social research on ageing