Examining the Utility of a Multiple Group Membership Intervention for Alleviating the Effects of Age-Based Stereotype Threat on Older adults’ Memory Performance

Parker, Giverny J., Haslam, Catherine, Stuart, Jaimee, Shum, David H. K. and Ownsworth, Tamara, (2024). Examining the Utility of a Multiple Group Membership Intervention for Alleviating the Effects of Age-Based Stereotype Threat on Older adults’ Memory Performance. Experimental Aging Research, 1(22), n/a-n/a

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    Author Parker, Giverny J.
    Haslam, Catherine
    Stuart, Jaimee
    Shum, David H. K.
    Ownsworth, Tamara
    Title Examining the Utility of a Multiple Group Membership Intervention for Alleviating the Effects of Age-Based Stereotype Threat on Older adults’ Memory Performance
    Appearing in Experimental Aging Research
    Volume 1
    Issue No. 22
    Publication Date 2024-01
    Place of Publication Online
    Publisher Taylor & Francis
    Start page n/a
    End page n/a
    Language eng
    Abstract This study examined the effectiveness of a multiple group membership intervention for reducing the negative effects of age-based stereotype threat (ABST) on older adults’ objective memory performance and subjective memory concerns. Healthy older adults (N = 68) were randomly allocated to an ABST + threat-removal (ABST+TR) or ABST + active-control (ABST+AC) condition. After activating ABST, the ABST+TR condition completed a group-listing task and the ABST+AC condition completed a meal-listing task. Participants then completed the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and Everyday Memory Questionnaire – Revised. One significant difference was found in memory performance between conditions; specifically, after controlling for age, gender, and number of items listed, those in the ABST+TR condition performed significantly better on the RAVLT memory interference trial. Further, listing a greater number of group memberships was associated with better memory performance in the ABST+TR condition. No significant difference was found in subjective memory concerns between the ABST+TR condition and the ABST+AC condition. Overall, the current findings indicated that raising the salience of multiple group memberships offered limited protection for older adults’ cognitive test performance in the context of ABST.
    Copyright Holder Taylor & Francis
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI 10.1080/0361073X.2024.2306457
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