TY - JOUR
T1 - Motivation as a mediator of the relation between cognitive reserve and cognitive performance.
AU - Vallet, F
AU - Mella, N
AU - Ihle, A
AU - Beaudoin, M
AU - Fagot, D
AU - Ballhausen, N
AU - Baeriswyl, M
AU - Schlemmer, M
AU - Oris, M
AU - Kliegel, M
AU - Desrichard, O
N1 - Funding Information:
This publication benefited from the support of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES–Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, which is financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant number: 51NF40-160590).
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Objectives:Interindividual differences in cognitive aging may be explained by differences in cognitive reserve (CR) that are built up across the life span. A plausible but underresearched mechanism for these differences is that CR helps compensating cognitive decline by enhancing motivation to cope with challenging cognitive situations. Theories of motivation on cognition suggest that perceived capacity and intrinsic motivation may be key mediators in this respect. Method: In 506 older adults, we assessed CR proxies (education, occupation, leisure activities), motivation (perceived capacity, intrinsic motivation), and a global measure of cognitive functioning. Results: Perceived capacity, but not intrinsic motivation, significantly mediated the relation between CR and cognitive performance. Discussion: Complementary with neurobiological and cognitive processes, our results suggest a more comprehensive view of the role of motivational aspects built up across the life span in determining differences in cognitive performance in old age.
AB - Objectives:Interindividual differences in cognitive aging may be explained by differences in cognitive reserve (CR) that are built up across the life span. A plausible but underresearched mechanism for these differences is that CR helps compensating cognitive decline by enhancing motivation to cope with challenging cognitive situations. Theories of motivation on cognition suggest that perceived capacity and intrinsic motivation may be key mediators in this respect. Method: In 506 older adults, we assessed CR proxies (education, occupation, leisure activities), motivation (perceived capacity, intrinsic motivation), and a global measure of cognitive functioning. Results: Perceived capacity, but not intrinsic motivation, significantly mediated the relation between CR and cognitive performance. Discussion: Complementary with neurobiological and cognitive processes, our results suggest a more comprehensive view of the role of motivational aspects built up across the life span in determining differences in cognitive performance in old age.
KW - BELIEFS
KW - Cognitive performance
KW - Cognitive reserve
KW - EFFICIENCY
KW - MEMORY SELF-EFFICACY
KW - Motivation
KW - OLDER-ADULTS
KW - Perceived capacity
KW - SCREENING INSTRUMENT COGTEL
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U2 - 10.1093/geronb/gby144
DO - 10.1093/geronb/gby144
M3 - Article
C2 - 30535244
SN - 1758-5368
VL - 75
SP - 1199
EP - 1205
JO - The Journals Of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences
JF - The Journals Of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences
IS - 6
ER -