title: [The influence of subjective complaints on achievement and emotional perception in old age].
abstract: A group of elderly persons, 55 to 75 years old, were randomly selected to participate in a study. Persons with severe somatic illnesses were excluded. The remaining sample was administered a battery of self-report questionnaires performance tests. An analysis of variance was computed on the findings with age, sex, and number of complaints (subjective malaise) as factors. Significance age-related differences were found on the questionnaires and performance parameters. Sex-related differences were found only on the self-report questionnaires. Malaise-related differences were discernible on the performance tests and were very striking on the self-report questionnaires. It is concluded that the dichotomy subjective malaise is a significant predictor of differences in the level of cognitive ability and emotional stability for this sample of elderly persons.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D012803:Sick Role
vernacular_title: Der Einfluss subjektiver Beschwerden auf Leistung und Befindlichkeit im Alter.