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A self-rating scale for evaluating memory in everyday life.

T H Crook1, G J Larrabee

  • 1Memory Assessment Clinics, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

Psychology and Aging
|March 1, 1990
PubMed
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This study introduces a new memory self-rating scale to assess memory abilities and failures. Results show the scale

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Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Self-rating scales are crucial for assessing subjective memory experiences.
  • Understanding memory complaints requires validated measurement tools.
  • Age and sex are often considered in memory assessment, but their impact on scale structure needs investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a novel memory self-rating scale.
  • To investigate the factor structure of the scale.
  • To examine the influence of age and sex on the scale's factor structure and complaint levels.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a memory self-rating scale comprising 21 ability items, 24 frequency items, and 4 global rating items.
  • Application of factor analysis to determine the underlying structure of the scale.
  • Analysis of the impact of age and sex on the identified factor structure and factor scores.

Main Results:

  • Factor analysis revealed 5 orthogonal factors for Ability to Remember and 5 orthogonal factors for Frequency of Occurrence.
  • The identified factor structure remained consistent across different age groups and sexes.
  • The level of memory complaint, as measured by factor scores, was not strongly associated with age.

Conclusions:

  • The developed memory self-rating scale demonstrates a robust factor structure.
  • The scale's structure is independent of age and sex, suggesting broad applicability.
  • Subjective memory complaints are not strongly predicted by age alone, highlighting the complexity of memory self-perception.

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