Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Physiological Indicators of Stress and Intellectual Performance among Anxious Older Adults.
Kelly, Kimberly S.; And Others
Educational Gerontology, v23 n5 p477-87 Jul-Aug 1997
Older adults (n=27) concerned about declining cognitive functioning performed cognitive tasks, completed questionnaires, and were given measures of anxiety and physiological change. Negative correlations appeared between level of cortisol, a stress-related hormone, and self-efficacy on measures of fluid intelligence. Epstein-Barr virus levels were not correlated with performance and self-efficacy. (SK)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Intelligence, Older Adults, Performance Factors, Physiology, Self Efficacy, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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