Daily stress magnifies the association between cognitive decline and everyday memory problems: An integration of longitudinal and diary methods

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 852-862

  Rickenbach, Elizabeth Hahn ^a   Almeida, David M ^b   Seeman, Teresa E ^c   Lachman, Margie E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cortisol; Daily stress; Diary study; Everyday memory; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY; WAKEFULNESS; WORKING MEMORY; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPLICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925677316     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038072     Document Type: Article

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