The Association between Metamemory, Subjective Memory Complaints, Mood, and Well-Being: The Hungarian Validation of Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire

Autor/inn/en	Csábi, Eszter; Hallgató, Emese; Volosin, Márta
Titel	The Association between Metamemory, Subjective Memory Complaints, Mood, and Well-Being: The Hungarian Validation of Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire
Quelle	In: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8 (2023), Artikel 15 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1186/s41235-023-00469-y
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Memory; Affective Behavior; Well Being; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Mental Health; Metacognition; Psychological Patterns; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gedächtnis; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Angst; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geschlechterkonflikt; Psychohygiene; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Ungarn
Abstract	The current study addressed the relationship between subjective memory complaints and negative affect, well-being, and demographic variables by investigating the Hungarian version of Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire. The original factor structure showed a poor fit on our data; therefore, principal component analysis was conducted on data from 577 participants, ranging in age from 18 to 92 years. Our analysis provided a six-component solution: Satisfaction, "Retrospective memory mistakes," "Prospective memory mistakes," "External Strategies," "Internal Strategies," and "Frustration." To improve the reliability and internal consistency indicators we created four subscales by combining "Frustration" with "Satisfaction," and "Retrospective" and "Prospective memory mistakes subscales." Thus, we were able to preserve the factor structure similar to the original. Subjective memory complaints were correlated positively with anxiety and depression and were associated negatively with well-being. We found a slight positive correlation between age and memory ability, and age was associated negatively with the frequency of external strategy use. Individuals with higher education were satisfied with their memory, used more frequent external strategies. Furthermore, men were more satisfied with their memory and reported better memory ability, while women tended to use more external and internal strategies. Women also showed a higher level of anxiety and depression than men. In conclusion, self-reported memory changes are of particular importance because of their association with perceived mental health status and implications for later disease development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01