Subclinical depressive symptoms and job stress differentially impact memory in working and retired older adults.

ABSTRACT: Retirement has been associated with cognitive decline beyond normal age-related decline. However, there are many individual differences in retirement that can influence cognition. Subclinical depressive symptoms are common in late life and are associated with general memory decline and a bias towards remembering negative events (i.e., better memory for negative vs. positive or neutral stimuli), in opposition to a reported positivity bias (i.e., better memory for positive vs. negative or neutral stimuli) in aging. Furthermore, job stress is often a major contributor to retirement decisions and may impact cognition post-retirement. Here, we aimed to examine how subclinical depressive symptoms and job stress in working and retired older adults impacted emotional memory. We found that retired,

SUBMITTER: Ferguson LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11763037 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature