Exploring the Relationship between Emotional Valence and Prospective Memory Metamemory in Younger and Older Adults

Prospective memory (PM) plays a crucial role in daily autonomy. Metamemory and emotional valence have both been shown to influence PM performance in younger and older adults. However, when considered together, the relationship between emotional valence, metamemory, and PM has not been examined yet,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of ageing and longevity 2023-12, Vol.3 (4), p.507-522
Hauptverfasser: Da Silva Coelho, Chloé, Hering, Alexandra, Zuber, Sascha, Spurio, Giulia, Bisiacchi, Patrizia Silvia, Kliegel, Matthias
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Zusammenfassung:Prospective memory (PM) plays a crucial role in daily autonomy. Metamemory and emotional valence have both been shown to influence PM performance in younger and older adults. However, when considered together, the relationship between emotional valence, metamemory, and PM has not been examined yet, especially whether metamemory PM representations develop with task experience (i.e., before versus after performing a task). We collected data from 25 younger and 19 older adults using an event-based PM task with emotional cues (positive, negative, or neutral). Results revealed that younger adults’ predictions underestimated performance for neutral and negative cues. After performing the task, they showed more accurate representations for neutral cues, indicating that they monitored their representations. Older adults’ predictions overestimated performance for negative PM cues, and they did not modify representations after performing the task. Thus, we do not find evidence that older adults are able to coherently monitor their PM representations. These findings highlight the importance of understanding PM representations, especially in older adults, as they may lead to less strategy use and more impaired PM performance in negative everyday situations.
ISSN:2673-9259
2673-9259
DOI:10.3390/jal3040024