TitleDaily stressors and memory failures in a naturalistic setting: findings from the VA Normative Aging Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsNeupert, SD, Almeida, DM, Mroczek, DK, Spiro, A
JournalPsychol Aging
Volume21
Issue2
Pagination424-9
Date Published2006 Jun
ISSN0882-7974
KeywordsActivities of Daily Living, Aging, Humans, Memory Disorders, Stress, Psychological, United States, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Abstract

<p>Laboratory studies of stress and memory have generally found that people with more stress tend to have poorer cognitive performance. The present investigation examined the relationship between stressors and memory failures in a naturalistic setting via a daily diary study of 333 older adults in the VA Normative Aging Study. Multilevel models indicated that on days when people experienced stressors, particularly interpersonal stressors, they were more likely to report memory failures. These stressors were also associated with an increase in memory failures from one day to the next. The findings may be important for preventions to mitigate age-related cognitive decline.</p>

DOI10.1037/0882-7974.21.2.424
Alternate JournalPsychol Aging
PubMed ID16768588
Grant ListR01 AG018436 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01-AG18436 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States