年龄缓和了痴呆症担忧和主观认知之间的关联
David M Spalding1, Rebecca Hart1, Robyn Henderson1
1Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Cognition & emotion
|July 8, 2024
概括
痴呆症的担忧与中年和老年人的主观注意力问题有关. 随着人们的年龄增长,担忧的频率变得更加重要,这表明认知因素会影响这些担忧.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 痴呆症的担忧是成年人越来越担心的一个问题.
- 主观认知障碍很常见,但它们与痴呆症的联系需要进一步探索.
- 年龄可能会影响担忧和认知投诉之间的关系.
研究的目的:
- 调查痴呆症焦虑和主观认知困难之间的关联.
- 为了确定年龄是否能缓和这种关系.
- 探索焦虑频率的影响和有关痴呆症的特定认知.
主要方法:
- 477名成年人 (18-90岁) 完成了痴呆症担忧和认知困难 (注意力,记忆,语言等) 的测量. ) 的情况.
- 适度回归分析检查了痴呆症的担忧作为预测因素和年龄作为调节因素.
- 共同变量包括焦虑,抑郁,压力和健康状况.
主要成果:
- 增加痴呆的担忧,特别是其频率,与中年和老年人的注意力困难相关,但不是年轻人.
- 记忆力缺失后对发展痴呆症的认知与所有成年年龄段的更广泛的主观认知困难有关.
- 焦虑频率对主观认知困难的影响随着年龄的增长而增加.
结论:
- 痴呆症的担忧和主观注意力困难之间存在着显著的联系,特别是在老年人中.
- 年龄是一个关键因素,担心的频率在以后的生活中变得更具影响力.
- 认知或元认知过程可以解释整个成年期的主观认知问题.
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