Episodic foresight and ageing

情景预见指的是想象未来事件的能力，因此通常涉及基于假设的可能结果对未来需求的预测。因此，断断续续的预见一直与独立的生活和许多功能性行为联系在一起，这并不令人惊讶。该项目的目的是检验一种假设，即年龄增长带来的心理变化会降低考虑未来而谨慎行事的可能性。这项拟议的研究推进了对情景预见在成年后期如何以及在什么情况下受到影响的概念性理解，对于寻找帮助老年人保持多产和独立生活的方法具有重要意义。

Episodic foresight refers to the capacity to imagine future events, and consequently often involves the prediction of future needs based on hypothesised possible outcomes. It is therefore unsurprising that episodic foresight has been consistently linked to independent living and many functional behaviours. The aim of the project is to test the hypothesis that psychological changes brought about by ageing decrease the likelihood of acting prudently with the future in mind. By advancing conceptual understanding of how, and under what circumstances, episodic foresight is affected in late adulthood, the proposed research has important implications for finding ways to help older adults maintain a productive and independent life.