Dissertation
EXAMINING COGNITIVE SELF-EFFICACY AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPENSATORY STRATEGY QUALITY AND PROSPECTIVE MEMORY ACCURACY
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
07/2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000007922
Abstract
Recent research has established compensatory strategy quality as a stronger predictor of prospective memory accuracy than a simple count of strategies. However, individuals appear to benefit differentially from strategies, and factors that influence this relationship remain unclear. The present study aimed to examine mid-life and older adults’ cognitive self-efficacy as a potential moderator of the relationship between compensatory strategy quality and prospective memory performance. One hundred eighty-five mid-life and older adult participants completed two testing sessions from their own homes through video conferencing (Zoom). Participants were presented with two in-session prospective memory tasks and two real-world prospective memory tasks designed to be completed independently in the future. Participants were given time to plan and encouraged to use their typical strategies. The examiner collected detailed information about strategies utilized at follow-up testing. Participants also completed a battery of standard neuropsychological tests and questionnaires, including a questionnaire on cognitive self-efficacy. Cognitive compensation self-efficacy emerged as a significant moderator of the relationship between compensatory strategy quality and prospective memory performance of the in-session event-based task and real-world time-based task. In both models, it was revealed that higher cognitive compensation self-efficacy facilitated effective application of strategies and task completion, particularly for individuals who employed lower quality strategies. Findings highlight cognitive self-efficacy as an important intervention target that may enhance effective use of compensatory strategies to support completion of everyday prospective memory tasks based on certain characteristics of the prospective memory cue.
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- Title
- EXAMINING COGNITIVE SELF-EFFICACY AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPENSATORY STRATEGY QUALITY AND PROSPECTIVE MEMORY ACCURACY
- Creators
- Brooke Fraley Beech
- Contributors
- Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe (Chair)Carrie Cuttler (Committee Member)Walter Scott (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Psychology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 105
- Identifiers
- 99901297667701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation