Knowledge Of Memory Aging In Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Hawley, Karri S.; Cherry, Katie E.; Su, L. Joseph; Chiu, Yu-Wen; Jazwinski, S. Michal
Titel	Knowledge Of Memory Aging In Adulthood
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 63 (2006) 4, S.317-334 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Dementia; Memory; Aging (Individuals); Adults; Older Adults; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Stereotypes; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Gerontology; Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demenz; Gedächtnis; Aging; Altern; Älterer Erwachsener; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Klischee; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Gerontologie
Abstract	The Knowledge of Memory Aging Questionnaire (KMAQ) measures laypersons' knowledge of memory changes in adulthood for research or educational purposes. Half of the questions pertain to normal memory aging and the other half cover pathological memory deficits due to non-normative factors, such as adult dementia. In this study, we compared memory knowledge in middle age adults (40-59 years), young-old adults (60-79 years) and very old adults (80 years and over). These data were collected as a part of the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study, a multidisciplinary population-based study that examines the determinants of healthy aging in adulthood. Results indicated that very old adults performed more poorly overall. Follow-up analyses revealed that they endorsed stereotyped views of normal memory aging more often than did the other age groups. Analyses of response accuracy by gender yielded comparable performance for men and women. Implications for research and the design of educational programs are considered. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.) Appendix contains: "Knowledge of Memory Aging Questionnaire.") (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10