title: Predictors of self-reported prospective and retrospective memory in a population-based sample of older adults.
abstract: In this article, the authors examined predictors of self-reported everyday memory failures using the Prospective and Retrospective Questionnaire (PRMQ; Smith, Della Sala, Logie, & Maylor, 2000) in a population-based sample of older adults (age range = 60-90 years; N = 250). The results showed that a higher frequency of reported failures was associated with lower scores on the personality dimension of self-directedness as assessed by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI; Cloninger, Dragan, Svrakic, & Przybeck, 1993) and more depressive symptoms on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977). However, PRMQ scores showed no relationships with objective memory ability, as reflected by a series of retrospective memory measures and a measure of prospective memory. Neither were the PRMQ scales associated with general cognitive functioning as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE; Folstein, Folstein, & McHugh, 1977). Taken together, the results indicate that within the older population, self-reported memory as assessed by the PRMQ may reflect mood-state and personality factors rather than individual differences in memory and cognitive ability.
authors: Umeå University, Department of Psychology, S-90187 Umeå, Sweden. michael.ronnlund@psy.umu.se
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Rönnlund
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Vestergren
authors: Timo
authors: T
authors: Mäntylä
authors: Lars-Göran
authors: LG
authors: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D033182:Intention; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011939:Mental Recall; D008609:Mental Status Schedule / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires