Older adults’ beliefs about forgetting and aging predict memory self-efficacy above and beyond actual memory performance and mental health

TitleOlder adults’ beliefs about forgetting and aging predict memory self-efficacy above and beyond actual memory performance and mental health
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsVallet, F, Agrigoroaei, S, Beaudoin, M, Fournet, N, Paignon, A, Roulin, J-L, Desrichard, O
JournalRevue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale / International Review of Social Psychology
Volume28
Issue4
Pagination57-79
ISSN0992-986X
Keywordscroyances concernant l’oubli et le vieillissement, sentiment d’auto-efficacité mnésique, vieillissement
Abstract

Le sentiment d’auto-efficacité mnésique (SAM) chez les personnes âgées est lié au déclin de la mémoire et à la santé mentale. Cependant, la relation entre le SAM et les croyances des personnes âgées concernant l’oubli et le vieillissement est rarement évaluée. Dans la présente étude, nous avons fait l’hypothèse que les croyances concernant l’oubli et le vieillissement prédiraient le SAM des personnes âgées, indépendamment des performances de mémoire réelles et de la santé mentale. Nous avons analysé les données d’un échantillon de 298 participants âgés entre 57 et 87 ans, en utilisant trois indicateurs de SAM (y compris un indicateur de changement temporel perçu de la mémoire), une mesure des croyances concernant l’oubli et le vieillissement, et des mesures de performances de mémoire, de dépression, d’anxiété trait, et de santé subjective. Les résultats confirment notre hypothèse, soulignant ainsi la nécessité de considérer l’adhésion aux croyances concernant l’oubli et le vieillissement lorsque l’on examine les variations de SAM chez les personnes âgées., Memory Self-Efficacy (MSE) in older adults is linked to memory decline and mental health. However, the relation between MSE and older adults’ beliefs about forgetting and aging is rarely evaluated. In the present study, we hypothesized that beliefs about forgetting and aging predict MSE for older adults, regardless of actual memory performance and mental health. We analyzed data from a community sample of 298 participants aged between 57 and 87 years, using three indicators of MSE (including one of perceived temporal change in memory), a measure of beliefs about forgetting and aging, and measures of memory performance, depression, trait-anxiety, and subjective health. The results support our hypothesis, thereby highlighting the need to consider adherence to beliefs about forgetting and aging when investigating variations in MSE in older adults.

URLhttp://www.cairn.info/revue-internationale-de-psychologie-sociale-2015-4-page-57.htm.
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Late school tracking, less class bias in educational decision-making? The uncertainty reduction mechanism and its experimental test

TitleLate school tracking, less class bias in educational decision-making? The uncertainty reduction mechanism and its experimental test
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsCombet, B, Berger, J
JournalEuropean Sociological Review
Volume33
Issue1
Pagination124-136
DOI10.1093/esr/jcw054
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Wandel der Berufsstruktur in Westeuropa seit 1990: Polarisierung oder Aufwertung?

TitleWandel der Berufsstruktur in Westeuropa seit 1990: Polarisierung oder Aufwertung?
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsOesch, D
Book TitleEssays on Inequality and Integration
Pagination184-210
PublisherSeismo
Place PublishedZurich, Switzerland
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Forms of care among native Swiss and older migrants from Southern Europe: A comparison

TitleForms of care among native Swiss and older migrants from Southern Europe: A comparison
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsBolzman, C, Vagni, G
JournalJournal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Volume43
Issue2
Pagination250-269
DOI10.1080/1369183X.2016.1238908
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Résidents inattendus : trajectoires, dilemmes et situations de vie des Africains et Latino-Américains âgés en Suisse francophone

TitleRésidents inattendus : trajectoires, dilemmes et situations de vie des Africains et Latino-Américains âgés en Suisse francophone
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsBolzman, C, Gakuba, T-O, Minko, S
JournalVie Sociale
Volume16
Issue4
Pagination79-90
DOI10.3917/vsoc.164.0079
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Investigating discontinuity of age relations in cognitive functioning, general health status, activity participation, and life satisfaction between young-old and old-old age

TitleInvestigating discontinuity of age relations in cognitive functioning, general health status, activity participation, and life satisfaction between young-old and old-old age
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsIhle, A, Jopp, D, Oris, M, Fagot, D, Kliegel, M
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume13
Issue11
Pagination1092
DOI10.3390/ijerph13111092
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Associations of educational attainment and cognitive level of job with old age verbal ability and processing speed: The mediating role of chronic diseases

TitleAssociations of educational attainment and cognitive level of job with old age verbal ability and processing speed: The mediating role of chronic diseases
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsIhle, A, Oris, M, Fagot, D, Chicherio, C, van der Linden, B, Sauter, J, Kliegel, M
JournalApplied Neuropsychology: Adult
Volume25
Number4
Pagination356–362
Date Published04/2017
ISSN2327-9095
Keywordscognitive functioning, Comorbidity, health, older adults
Abstract

We investigated whether the relation of educational attainment and cognitive level of job to performance in verbal ability and processing speed in old age was mediated via the number of chronic diseases. A total of 2,812 older adults participated. Psychometric tests on verbal ability and processing speed were administered. Individuals were interviewed regarding their education, midlife occupation, and chronic diseases in old age. Higher educational attainment and higher cognitive level of job were correlated with better performance in verbal ability and processing speed (.15 ≤ r ≤ .33, ps {\textless} .001). 1.4 to 7.3% of these relations was mediated via the number of chronic diseases (β = .01, ps {\textless} .026). In conclusion, individuals with higher educational attainment and higher cognitive level of job may possibly suffer from fewer chronic diseases later in life. Possibly, this may finally be related to better performance in verbal ability and processing speed in those individuals in old age.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2017.1306525
DOI10.1080/23279095.2017.1306525
Short TitleAssociations of educational attainment and cognitive level of job with old age verbal ability and processing speed
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Correlates of health-related quality of life in young-old and old-old community-dwelling older adults

TitleCorrelates of health-related quality of life in young-old and old-old community-dwelling older adults
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsGouveia, ÉRQuintal, Gouveia, B, Ihle, A, Kliegel, M, Maia, JA, Badia, SBermudez i, Freitas, DL
JournalQuality of Life Research
Volume26
Issue6
Pagination1561–1569
DOI10.1007/s11136-017-1502-z
Refereed DesignationRefereed

The delay period as an opportunity to think about future intentions: Effects of delay length and delay task difficulty on young adult’s prospective memory performance

TitleThe delay period as an opportunity to think about future intentions: Effects of delay length and delay task difficulty on young adult’s prospective memory performance
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsMahy, CEV, Schnitzspahn, K, Hering, A, Pagobo, J, Kliegel, M
JournalPsychological Research
Volume82
Issue3
Number3
Pagination607–616
Date Published02/2017
ISSN1430-2772
Abstract

The current study examined the impact of length and difficulty of the delay task on young adult’s event-based prospective memory (PM). Participants engaged in either a short (2.5 min) or a long (15 min) delay that was filled with either a simple item categorization task or a difficult cognitive task. They also completed a questionnaire on whether they thought about the PM intention during the delay period and how often they thought about it. Results revealed that participants’ PM was better after a difficult delay task compared to an easy delay task. Participants thought about the PM intention more often during the difficult delay task than during the easy delay task. PM performance was positively related to participants’ reports of how many times they thought about their intentions. The important role of delay task difficulty in allowing or preventing individuals from refreshing their future intentions is discussed.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-017-0841-2
DOI10.1007/s00426-017-0841-2
Short TitleThe delay period as an opportunity to think about future intentions
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Meditative insight: Validation of a French version of Ireland’s Insight Scale (2012) and exploration of relationships between meditative insight and perceived stress

TitleMeditative insight: Validation of a French version of Ireland’s Insight Scale (2012) and exploration of relationships between meditative insight and perceived stress
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsGamaiunova, L, Brandt, P-Y, Kliegel, M
JournalMental Health, Religion and Culture
Volume19
Issue8
Pagination883-896
DOI10.1080/13674676.2016.1261334
Refereed DesignationRefereed

The role of cue detection for prospective memory development across the lifespan

TitleThe role of cue detection for prospective memory development across the lifespan
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsHering, A, Wild-Wall, N, Gajewski, P, Falkenstein, M, Kliegel, M, Zinke, K
JournalNeuropsychologia
Volume93
Pagination289-300
Date Publisheddec
DOI10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.11.008
Refereed DesignationRefereed

The relation of obesity to performance in verbal abilities, processing speed, and cognitive flexibility in old age: The role of cognitive reserve

TitleThe relation of obesity to performance in verbal abilities, processing speed, and cognitive flexibility in old age: The role of cognitive reserve
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsIhle, A, Mons, U, Perna, L, Oris, M, Fagot, D, Gabriel, R, Kliegel, M
JournalDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Volume42
Issue1-2
Pagination117-126
DOI10.1159/000448916
Refereed DesignationRefereed

La féminisation des enseignant·e·s-chercheur·e·s en France: entre conformité et transgression de genre

TitleLa féminisation des enseignant·e·s-chercheur·e·s en France: entre conformité et transgression de genre
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsLe Feuvre, N
EditorBuisson-Fenet, H
Book TitleÉcole des filles, école des femmes. L’institution scolaire face aux parcours, normes et rôles professionnels sexués
EditionFirst
Pagination207-220
Publisherde Boeck supérieur
Place PublishedBrussels, Belgium
KeywordsAcademic career, France, gender
Refereed DesignationRefereed