Effects of perceived long-term stress on subjective and objective aspects of memory and cognitive functioning in a middle-aged population-based sample

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-41

  Rönnlund, Michael ^a   Sundstrm, Anna ^a   Srman, Daniel Eriksson ^a   Nilsson, Lars Gran ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

longitudinal; memory; middle age; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TEMPERAMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHARACTER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84871454294     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2011.635725     Document Type: Article

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