학술논문
The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Memory and Cognition in Older Adults.
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Article
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*COGNITION disorder risk factors
*STATISTICS
*STATISTICAL reliability
*AGE distribution
*REGRESSION analysis
*STEREOTYPES
*PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
*SELF-efficacy
*SEX distribution
*MEMORY disorders
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CENTER for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*DEMOGRAPHY
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DATA analysis software
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*LONGITUDINAL method
*HEALTH promotion
*PSYCHOTHERAPY
*DISEASE risk factors
*OLD age
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0193-9459
Abstract
Cultural stereotypes that equate aging with decreased competence and increased forgetfulness have persisted for decades. Stereotype threat (ST) refers to the psychological discomfort people experience when confronted by a negative, self-relevant stereotype in a situation where their behavior could be construed as confirming that belief. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of ST on memory performance in older adults over 24 months. The ST levels on average significantly declined, or improved in the memory training, but not the health training group. Although not significant at the.01 level, the bivariate correlation indicated that change in ST was moderately related to change in verbal memory, suggesting the possibility that improvements (or reductions) in ST may be related to increases in verbal memory scores. We discovered that the unique contribution of ST into the memory performance of healthy older adults offers a possible malleable trait. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]