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

Author:

Da Silva Coelho Chloé12ORCID,Hering Alexandra123,Zuber Sascha145ORCID,Spurio Giulia6,Bisiacchi Patrizia Silvia6,Kliegel Matthias124

Affiliation:

1. Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

2. Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

3. Tilburg School for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, 5037 DB Tilburg, The Netherlands

4. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES—Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, University of Lausanne, Géopolis Building, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

5. Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada

6. Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, 35122 Padova, Italy

Abstract

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.

Funder

Swiss National Science Foundation

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Colloid and Surface Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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