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| Self-discipline and self-consciousness predict subjective memory in older adults | | Author(s) | Ann Pearman, Martha Storandt |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 3, May 2005 |
| Pages | pp P153-P157 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Living in the community ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Research has shown that personality variables of consciousness and neuroticism to be related to subjective memory in older people. This study was designed to determine the specific facets of those traits involved in the relation between personality and memory complaints. Subjective memory evaluations were examined in 85 community-dwelling people aged 56-94. Regression analysis revealed that one facet of consciousness (self-discipline) and two facets of neuroticism (self-consciousness and anxiety) explained almost one third of the variance in subjective memory complaints. Anxiety acted as a suppressor variable to embrace the contribution of self-consciousness. Objective measures of episodic and perspective memory were not related to subjective memory. Effective treatments of memory complaints in healthy older people may have to focus on enhancing self-discipline and self-concept. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051103219 A |
| Classmark | DA: DB: K4: 4C: 7T |
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