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Short-Term Changes in General and Memory-Specific Control Beliefs and Their Relationship to Cognition in Younger and Older Adults
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Bielak, Allison A. M.; Hultsch, David F.; Levy-Ajzenkopf, Judi; MacDonald, Stuart W. S.; Hunter, Michael A.; Strauss, Esther – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
We examined short-term changes in younger and older adults' control beliefs. Participants completed measures of general and memory-specific competence and locus of control on 10 bi-monthly occasions. At each occasion, participants rated their control beliefs prior to and following completion of a battery of cognitive tasks. Exposure to the set of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Cognitive Ability, Memory, Beliefs
Characteristics of High and Low Self-Esteem in the Elderly.
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Hunter, Kathleen I.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Examined background and personality characteristics associated with low and high self-esteem in the elderly by studying 250 men and women age 65 and older. Results indicated the low self-esteem group had poorer self-reported health, higher scores on depression, anxiety, somatization, and a more external locus of control orientation. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Individual Characteristics, Locus of Control