That's Inappropriate! Social Norms in an Older Population-based Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social cognition is not routinely assessed in older adults. We report population-based normative data on the Social Norms Questionnaire (SNQ22) which asks individuals about the appropriateness of specific behaviors in hypothetical scenarios, errors being related either to breaking with norms or to over-adhering to perceived norms. Total SNQ scores represent the number of correct responses while subscale scores are error totals.

Methods

We administered the SNQ22 to 744 adults aged 65+ within a population-based study, and examined the distribution of scores by demographics, other cognitive measures, and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR).

Results

Most participants performed well with few errors. Women and young-old individuals performed significantly better than

SUBMITTER: Ganguli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5951726 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature