title: Memory complaints, coping, and well-being in old age: a systemic approach.
abstract: A study on memory complaints (as measured by selected subscales of the Metamemory in Adulthood Questionnaire) and its context was conducted on 179 older adults. A path analysis showed that memory complaints influence coping behavior through memory-related anxiety and perceived seriousness of complaints and that both memory complaints and coping influence well-being. Locus of control was found to be the most important antecedent variable in the model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, NY 13210, USA. pverhaeg@psych.syr.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verhaeghen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Geraerts
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marcoen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D001530:Belgium; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires