Exploring the effect of depressive symptoms and ageing on metamemory in an Italian adult sample

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-135

  Fastame, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

ageing; beliefs; depression; memory; metamemory; well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891885793     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2013.802360     Document Type: Article

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