Perception of self-efficacy and self-report of prospective and retrospective memory failures

Authors

  • Daniela Benites
  • Sidia M. Callegari Jacques
  • Gustavo Gauer
  • William B. Gomes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v10i2.7677

Keywords:

self-efficacy, memory, self-report

Abstract

The general perception of self-efficacy in young and old people was taken as the basis for the study of the differences among self-reported prospective and self-reported retrospective memory. The participants were 642 aged between 16 and 81 years old (26,62±13,89), who have answered the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the General Perception of Self-efficacy Scale (GPSES), and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ-10). Self-efficacy showed higher correlation with self-reported prospective memory failures while years of formal education and age correlated with self-reported retrospective memory failures. As a further result it was verified reciprocity between self-reported memory failures and performance in memory tasks, suggesting a strong association between the dimensions of self-efficacy and prospective memory.

 

Keywords: self-efficacy; memory; self-report.

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Benites, D., Jacques, S. M. C., Gauer, G., & Gomes, W. B. (2006). Perception of self-efficacy and self-report of prospective and retrospective memory failures. Interação Em Psicologia, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v10i2.7677

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2006)

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