The validity and reliability of the Test of Memory Strategies among Italian healthy adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous literature has shown that executive functions (EF) are related to performance in memory (M) tasks. Nevertheless, there is a shortage of psychometric tests that examine these two constructs simultaneously. The Test of Memory Strategies (TMS; previously validated in Spain and Portugal) could be a useful verbal learning task that evaluates these two constructs at once. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the TMS in an Italian adult sample.

Method

One hundred twenty-one healthy volunteers (74 F, Mean age = 45.9 years old, SD = 20.4) who underwent a neuropsychological examination participated in this study. We conducted a Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to evaluate the structural validity of the TMS. We conducted a latent vari

SUBMITTER: Vaccaro MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527021 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature