title: Subjective memory in older African Americans.
abstract: The current analysis examined (a) if measures of psychological well-being predict subjective memory, and (b) if subjective memory is consistent with actual memory. Five hundred seventy-nine older African Americans from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging completed measures assessing subjective memory, depressive symptomatology, perceived stress, locus of control, and verbal and working memory. Higher levels of perceived stress and greater externalized locus of control predicted poorer subjective memory, but subjective memory did not predict objective verbal or working memory. Results suggest that subjective memory is influenced by aspects of psychological well-being but is unrelated to objective memory in older African Americans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. regina.sims@howard.edu
authors.forename: Regina C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.forename: Keith E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Whitfield
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ayotte
authors.forename: Alyssa A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gamaldo
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Allaire
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D015142:Baltimore; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires