The effect of spousal bereavement on cognitive functioning in a sample of older adults.
The effect of spousal bereavement on cognitive functioning in a sample of older adults.
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丧偶对老年人样本认知功能的影响。
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10.1080/13825580903042692
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发表时间：
2010
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Burton,AllisonM
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作者：
Rosnick,ChristopherB;Small,BrentJ;Burton,AllisonM
目的：本研究考察了丧亲之痛与老年人认知表现横断面差异之间的关系。方法：对麦克阿瑟电池数据集211名参与者进行二次横断面数据分析。参与者在失去亲人6个月后完成了几项认知任务。结果：层次多元回归结果显示，丧亲状态与认知表现无关。然而，丧亲之痛对记忆（即时和延迟故事回忆）的影响受到年龄和性别的影响，年轻的参与者和失去亲人的男性比没有失去亲人的参与者表现得更差。讨论：我们的研究结果支持这样的发现，即在某些亚组（即男性和年轻参与者）中，丧亲之痛与较差的记忆表现有关。我们根据压力和认知老化的理论来讨论研究结果。
Objective:This study examined the association between bereavement and cross-sectional differences in cognitive performance in a sample of older adults.Methods:Secondary cross-sectional data analysis was conducted on 211 participants from the MacArthur Battery dataset. Participants completed several cognitive tasks 6-months post-loss.Results:Hierarchical multiple regression results suggested that bereavement status was not associated with cognitive performance. However, the effect of bereavement on memory (immediate and delayed story recall) performance was moderated by age and gender where the younger participants and men who were bereaved performed worse compared to their non-bereaved counterparts.Discussion:Our results support the finding that bereavement is associated with poorer memory performance within certain subgroups (i.e., men and younger participants). We discuss findings in light of theories of stress and cognitive aging.