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Mood and cognition in healthy older European adults : the Zenith study

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Simpson, Ellen E. A., Maylor, Elizabeth A. , McConville, C. F. (Chris F.), Stewart-Knox, Barbara, Meunier, Nathalie, Andriollo-Sanchez, Maud, Polito, Angela, Intorre, Federica, McCormack, Jacqueline M. and Coudray, Charles (2014) Mood and cognition in healthy older European adults : the Zenith study. BMC Psychology , Volume 2 (Number 1). Article number 11. doi:10.1186/2050-7283-2-11 ISSN 2050-7283.

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Abstract

Background
The study aim was to determine if state and trait intra-individual measures of everyday affect predict cognitive functioning in healthy older community dwelling European adults (n = 387), aged 55-87 years.

Methods
Participants were recruited from centres in France, Italy and Northern Ireland. Trait level and variability in positive and negative affect (PA and NA) were assessed using self-administered PANAS scales, four times a day for four days. State mood was assessed by one PANAS scale prior to assessment of recognition memory, spatial working memory, reaction time and sustained attention using the CANTAB computerized test battery.

Results
A series of hierarchical regression analyses were carried out, one for each measure of cognitive function as the dependent variable, and socio-demographic variables (age, sex and social class), state and trait mood measures as the predictors. State PA and NA were both predictive of spatial working memory prior to looking at the contribution of trait mood. Trait PA and its variability were predictive of sustained attention. In the final step of the regression analyses, trait PA variability predicted greater sustained attention, whereas state NA predicted fewer spatial working memory errors, accounting for a very small percentage of the variance (1-2%) in the respective tests.

Conclusion
Moods, by and large, have a small transient effect on cognition in this older sample.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Older people -- Psychology, Mood (Psychology), Cognition
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Psychology
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
ISSN: 2050-7283
Official Date: 2 May 2014
Dates:
DateEvent
2 May 2014Published
11 April 2014Accepted
28 October 2013Submitted
Volume: Volume 2
Number: Number 1
Article Number: Article number 11
DOI: 10.1186/2050-7283-2-11
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 28 July 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 28 July 2016
Funder: Fifth Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP5)
Grant number: QLK1-CT-2001-00168 (FP5)

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