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Older adults with poor self-rated memory have less depressive symptoms and better memory performance when perceived self-efficacy is high.
- Source :
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry; Jul2016, Vol. 31 Issue 7, p783-790, 8p, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>To investigate whether self-efficacy moderates the association between self-rated memory and depressive symptoms in a large sample of older adults. The influence of self-efficacy and depressive symptoms on memory performance was also examined in a subsample of individuals who reported poor memory.<bold>Methods: </bold>Non-demented participants (nā=ā3766) were selected from the 2012 wave of the Health and Retirement Study. Depressive symptomatology was assessed with the 8-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. A modified version of the Midlife Developmental Inventory Questionnaire was used as the measure of self-efficacy. Participants were asked to rate their memory presently on a five-point scale from Excellent (1) to Poor (5). Immediate memory and delayed memory (after a 5-min interval) were measured by the number of correct words recalled from a 10-item word list.<bold>Results: </bold>Multiple regression analyses revealed that negative ratings of memory were significantly associated with greater levels of depressive symptoms, with this effect being greatest in those with low levels of self-efficacy. Additionally, greater self-efficacy was associated with optimal objective memory performances but only when depressive symptoms were low in individuals who reported poor memory function (nā=ā1196).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Self-efficacy moderates the relationship between self-rated memory function and depressive symptoms. Higher self-efficacy may buffer against the impact of subjective memory difficulty on one's mood and thereby mitigating the effect of depressive symptoms on memory. Interventions should focus on increasing perceived self-efficacy in older adults reporting poor memory function to potentially minimize memory impairment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08856230
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115929595
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4392