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Subjective memory complaints in young people; their relationship withobjective cognitive performance and the role of neuroticism

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2024
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Crespo-Sanmiguel, Isabel ; Zapater-Fajar, Mariola ; Garrido-Chaves, Ruth ; Hidalgo, Vanesa ; Salvador, Alicia
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Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones
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https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.557291
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Perceptions of recurrent forgetfulness or episodes of distraction in daily life are referred to as subjective memory complaints (SMCs). Their nature has been extensively studied in older adults, but their significance and relationship with neurocognitive performance have not been fully addressed in younger adults. Some psychological traits have been suggested as possible moderators of the association between objective and subjective memory performance. The first aim of this study was to analyze the correspondence between the objective and subjective perception of memory failures in young people. Second, we studied whether the psychological trait of neuroticism could be influencing this relationship. Todo this, we measured SMCs, different cognitive domains (episodic and working memory and executive functions), and neuroticism in 80 young men and women. Results showed that only immediate episodic memory was statistically related to SMCs. Interestingly, the negative relationships between objective and subjective memory performance only appeared in participants with higher neuroticism. Thus, memory complaints reported by young people could reflect poorer immediate episodic memory performance, whereas neuroticism would play a main role in the association between memory deficits and SMCs. This study provides data that can help to bet-ter understand SMCs in young people.
Las percepciones de olvidos recurrentes o episodios de distracciĆ³n en la vida diaria se denominan quejas subjetivas de memoria (QSM). Su naturaleza se ha estudiado ampliamente en adultos mayores, pero su importancia y relaciĆ³n con el rendimiento neurocognitivo no se han abordado por completo en adultos mĆ”s jĆ³venes. Se han sugerido algunos rasgos psicolĆ³gicos como posibles moderadores de la asociaciĆ³n entre el rendimiento de la memoria objetiva y subjetiva. El primer objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la correspondencia entre la percepciĆ³n objetiva y subjetiva de los fallos de memoria en jĆ³venes. En segundo lugar, estudiamos si el rasgo psicolĆ³gico del neuroticismo podrĆ­a estar influyendo en esta relaciĆ³n. Para ello, medimos QSM, diferentes dominios cognitivos (memoria episĆ³dica y de trabajo y funciones ejecutivas) y neuroticismo en 80 hombres y mujeres jĆ³venes. Los resultados mostraron que solo la memoria episĆ³dica inmediata estaba estadĆ­sticamente relacionada con los QSM. Curiosamente, las relaciones negativas entre el rendimiento de la memoria objetiva y subjetiva solo aparecieron en participantes con mayor neuroticismo. Por lo tanto, las quejas de memoria reportadas por los jĆ³venes podrĆ­an reflejar un peor rendimiento de la memoria episĆ³dica inmediata, mientras que el neuroticismo jugarĆ­a un papel principal en la asociaciĆ³n entre los dĆ©ficits de memoria y las QSM. Este estudio proporciona datos que pueden ayudar a comprender mejor las QSM en los jĆ³venes
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Cognition , Subjective memory complaint , CogniciĆ³n , Quejas subjetivas de memoria
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Anales de PsicologĆ­a, V. 40, N. 2, 2024
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http://hdl.handle.net/10201/140659
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