The effect of socioeconomic status on cognitive and socioemotional processes in Latin American older adults

Socioeconomic status (SES) negatively impacts cognitive and executive functioning in older adults, yet its effects on socioemotional abilities have not been studied in this population. Also, evidence on neurocognitive processes associated with aging primary comes from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) populations, hindering the generalization of findings to those from upper‐middle‐ and low‐middle‐income countries, such as Latin America.