Pre-Test Experience and Memory Performance in Older Adults: The Impact of Test Anxiety and Self-Efficacy.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol
; 36(5): 791-800, 2021 Jul 19.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to investigate the role of test anxiety and memory self-efficacy on memory performances in older adults.METHOD:
One hundred cognitively normal, community-dwelling older adults aged 65+ participated used in this experimental study. Participants completed baseline evaluations (including pre-test anxiety) prior to being assigned to one of two experimental conditions in which they experienced either success or failure on a verbal test. They subsequently completed post-test anxiety ratings, a measure of memory self-efficacy (Memory Self-Efficacy Questionnaire), and standardized tasks of working memory and verbal episodic memory.RESULTS:
Following experimental manipulation, participants in the pre-test failure condition demonstrated higher anxiety and lower memory performances. Hierarchical regression revealed that change in anxiety from pre-test to post-test predicted memory performances and mediation analyses demonstrated that these effects were explained by lower memory self-efficacy.CONCLUSIONS:
For older adults, experiencing test failure prior to memory testing may result in increased test anxiety and lower memory self-efficacy leading to poorer memory performance. This has implications for diagnostic cognitive assessment for older people.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoeficacia
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Ansiedad ante los Exámenes
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Clin Neuropsychol
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia