Mental Health In Late Adulthood Research

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Alexus Grace Developmental Phycology Infancy research 8/28/15 Mental Health in Late Adulthood: What Can Preserve It? Abstract: The current research investigates the part played by several sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and cognitive efficiency in predicting self-rated depressive signs in late adulthood. One hundred and ninety-one healthy adults were recruited in Northern Italy and Sardinia—an Italian island located in the Mediterranean sea known for the longevity of its elderly people—from urban and rural areas. Participants were assigned to old (60–74 years) and very old (75–99 years) groups, and were administered cognitive efficiency and self-referent depression measures. Gender and region of residence were the best predictors of self-rated …show more content…

C., Penna, M. P., & Hitchcott, P. K. (2014). Mental health in late adulthood: What can preserve it?. Applied Research In Quality Of Life, doi:10.1007/s11482-014-9323-5 In the article “Mental Health in Late Adulthood: What Can Preserve It?” the researchers argue that self-rated depressive symptoms have a negative impact on psychological well-being. Using the hypothesis “the maintenance of adequate social status and physical activity help in guarantying a positive level of mental health in late adulthood,” the researchers prove just how much of an impact depressive symptoms have on psychological well-being. In order to prove this hypothesis, past research as well as a new study was used. The following method involved getting volunteers that met the criteria as being a healthy adult who live in a private household. There were 191 volunteers for the study. The researchers assigned volunteers to one of to two groups; one contained adults aged …show more content…

Each participant had to complete the following; (1) a preliminary interview used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle. (2) The Mini-Mental State Examination which is composed of 30 items which are used to assess general cognitive efficiency in regards to spatial-temporal orientation, visual–motor integration, short and long-term memory, attention and mental calculation. (3) The vocabulary subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence which measures semantic memory. And lastly, (4) The Centre for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale which measure depressive symptoms experienced during the past

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