Poverty impedes cognitive function by reducing mental bandwidth, creating a bidirectional relationship.

Evidence

Financial scarcity and cognitive performance: A meta-analysis (ScienceDirect)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Personal financial decisions reflect deeper emotional struggles. — Hamlin Garland Munseys, A Daughter of the Middle Border, 611; Mental budgeting influences financial behaviors and financial stability, with self-control moderating these relationships. — The Interplay of Mental Budgeting, Self-Control, and Financial Behavior: Implications for Individual Financial Well-Being; Poverty imposes costs on children’s neuroendocrine function, early brain development, and cognitive ability. — Poverty, Stress, and Brain Development: New Directions for … (+1 more)

Related

• Poverty imposes costs on children’s neuroendocrine function, early brain development, and cognitive ability. (similarity 0.85)
• Cognitive factors like financial literacy, mental budgeting, and self-control influence subjective financial well-being. (similarity 0.78)