Subjective memory in adults over 50 years of age: associations with affective and physiological markers of emotion regulation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine associations among subjective memory reports, psychophysiological markers of emotion regulation, and cognitive performance in healthy adults over 50 years of age.

Method

A cross-sectional laboratory study was conducted with healthy, community-dwelling, non-depressed adults (M age = 60.4 years, SD = 8.4). The Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA) questionnaire provided reports of subjective memory capacity and stability (versus decline) and anxiety about memory. Poorer emotion regulation was marked by greater negative affect (NA) and lower high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) responses to a challenging working memory task. Regression models were used to identify associations between subjective memory and emotion regulation markers, and st

SUBMITTER: Heffner KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647182 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature