Self-Discipline and Self-Consciousness Predict Subjective Memory in Older Adults

Research has shown the personality variables of conscientiousness and neuroticism to be related to subjective memory in older adults. This study was designed to determine the specific facets of these traits involved in the relation between personality and memory complaints. Subjective memory evaluat...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2005-05, Vol.60 (3), p.P153-P157
Main Authors: Pearman, Ann, Storandt, Martha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety - complications
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Consciousness
Developmental psychology
Discipline
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gerontology
Health Status
Humans
Male
Memory
Memory Disorders - etiology
Middle Aged
Missouri
Neurotic Disorders - complications
Older people
Prospective Studies
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression Analysis
Self Efficacy
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Research has shown the personality variables of conscientiousness and neuroticism to be related to subjective memory in older adults. This study was designed to determine the specific facets of these traits involved in the relation between personality and memory complaints. Subjective memory evaluations were examined in 85 community-dwelling people aged 56 to 94 years. Regression analysis revealed that one facet of conscientiousness (self-discipline) and two facets of neuroticism (self-consciousness and anxiety) explained almost one third of the variance in subjective memory complaints. Anxiety acted as a suppressor variable to enhance the contribution of self-consciousness. Objective measures of episodic and prospective memory were not related to subjective memory. Effective treatments of memory complaints in healthy older adults may have to focus on enhancing self-discipline and self-concept.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/60.3.P153