倾向性正念和焦虑:它们与衰老和词汇检索有什么关系?
Lori E James1, Tylor Ghaffari1, Jessica Baynard-Montague1
1Psychology Department, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
概括
正念可以帮助老年人通过减少焦虑来提取单词. 这项研究发现,倾向性正念可以减轻焦虑对单词回忆的负面影响,但仅限于老年人.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 衰老的神经科学 衰老的神经科学
背景情况:
- 焦虑会对词汇检索产生负面影响.
- 正念与减少焦虑有关.
- 老龄化会影响词汇检索,正念和焦虑.
研究的目的:
- 在成年期研究 dispositional mindfulness,焦虑和词汇检索之间的关系.
- 为了确定年龄是否能缓和正念,焦虑和词汇检索之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 207名成年参与者 (20-78岁) 完成了在线定义命名任务.
- 自我报告措施评估了处置性正念和各种形式的焦虑.
- 参与者被分为年轻人,中年人和老年人进行分析.
主要成果:
- 年龄较大与更好的词汇检索,更高的正念和更低的焦虑相关.
- 正念和焦虑的测量结果显示出预期的相互关联.
- 正念和焦虑仅在老年人中与词汇检索有关.
结论:
- 处置性正念可以减轻状态焦虑对老年人词汇检索的负面影响.
- 这些发现强调了正念在认知衰老和焦虑管理中的作用.
- 该研究提供了对正念,焦虑,词汇检索和衰老的相互作用的经验和理论见解.
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