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Is working memory necessary for implementation intentions to enhance prospective memory in older adults with cognitive problems?
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tImplementation intentions are an effective strategy for improving prospective memory in older adults.However, their efficacy has never been assessed in older individuals with cognitive problems (i.e., indi-viduals with subjective memory complaints or objective memory impairments). Furthermore, althoughmost authors consider implementation intentions to depend on automatic processes, some studies haveshown the necessity of residual preserved controlled processes for implementation intentions to beefficient. We examined the efficacy of implementation intentions in prospective memory in 45 olderparticipants consulting a memory clinic. Half of the participants were instructed to form an implemen-tation intention, the other half receiving standard instructions. Analyses showed that working memorymoderated the efficacy of implementation intentions, which were efficient only in individuals with bet-ter working memory. These results corroborate the claim that a minimal level of cognitive resources isrequired for the technique, although implementation intentions might depend principally on automaticprocesses.
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“On the other hand, findings in older adults suggest that there may be cognitive prerequisites, particularly in executive functions, for implementation intentions to be effective (Burkard et al., 2014; Hall et al., 2014).”
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The effectiveness of implementation intentions in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
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- Authors
- Burkard, C., Rochat, L., Juillerat Van der Linden, A.-C., Gold, G., & Van der Linden, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- ORCID
- Rochat, Lucien
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
- Published
- 2014-03
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 37-43
- ISSN
- 2211-3681 (ISSN-L)
- 2211-369X
- OpenAlex
- W2037258633
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (publishedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Swiss National Science Foundation (100014-143292)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Keywords
- implementation intentions, prospective memory, working memory, older adults, cognitive impairment, subjective memory complaints, memory clinic patients, controlled processes, automatic processes, cognitive resources
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