Adult age differences in prospective memory in the laboratory: are they related to higher stress levels in the elderly?

Ihle, Andreas; Kliegel, Matthias; Hering, Alexandra; Ballhausen, Nicola; Lagner, Prune; Benusch, Julia; Cichon, Anja; Zergiebel, Annekathrin; Oris, Michel; Schnitzspahn, Katharina

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2014.01021

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Title		Adult age differences in prospective memory in the laboratory: are they related to higher stress levels in the elderly?
Authors		Ihle, Andreas Kliegel, Matthias Hering, Alexandra Ballhausen, Nicola Lagner, Prune Benusch, Julia Cichon, Anja Zergiebel, Annekathrin Oris, Michel Schnitzspahn, Katharina show all authors [1 - 10]
Published in		Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2014, vol. 8, p. 1021
Abstract		To explain age deficits found in laboratory-based prospective memory (PM) tasks, it has recently been suggested that the testing situation per se may be more stressful for older adults, thereby impairing their performance. To test this assumption, subjective and physiological stress levels were assessed at several times during the experiment in 33 younger and 29 older adults. In addition, half of participants were randomized in a condition where they completed a relaxation intervention before performing a time-based PM task. Results confirmed the age deficit in laboratory PM. Subjective and physiological stress levels showed no age difference and no detrimental association with PM. The intervention successfully reduced stress levels in both age groups but had no effect on PM or the age deficit. In conclusion, data suggest that age deficits usually observed in laboratory PM may not be due to higher stress levels in the older adults.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01021 PMID: 25566036
Full text		Article (Published version) (468 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de sociologie Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de démographie et de socioéconomie
Research groups		Cognitive Aging Lab (CAL) Pôle National de Recherche LIVES
Citation (ISO format)		IHLE, Andreas et al. Adult age differences in prospective memory in the laboratory: are they related to higher stress levels in the elderly?. In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014, vol. 8, p. 1021. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01021 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:83253