Table 3: Participants' Mean and Standard Deviations for MCQ-30 and TAF Subscale Scores According to age and Their Responses to Retrospective Memory Change Question.
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Age Groups |
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17-29 |
30-44 |
45-64 |
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“Do you think your own memory has become better or worse during the last five years, or is it unchanged?” |
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Worse |
Unchanged |
Better |
Worse |
Unchanged |
Better |
Worse |
Unchanged |
Better |
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Subscales |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
M (SD) |
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PB |
13.70 (4.02) |
12.70 (4.20) |
13.62 (4.20) |
13.17 (4.01) |
12.74 (3.95) |
13.32 (4.13) |
13.55 (5.09) |
14.10 (4.04) |
14.67 (4.57) |
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CC |
14.57 (4.68) |
11.70 (3.98) |
11.42 (3.08) |
14.53 (4.20) |
11.88 (4.23) |
10.67 (3.52) |
13.62 (4.72) |
11.71 (3.93) |
14.18 (4.04) |
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UCD |
18.92 (4.11) |
17.69 (4.90) |
18.25 (4.18) |
18.02 (4.15) |
16.57 (4.13) |
15.95 (4.66) |
16.69 (4.23) |
17.04 (4.24) |
17.22 (4.17) |
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CSC |
14.02 (2.74) |
14.51 (2.95) |
14.75 (2.38) |
14.19 (2.63) |
14.35 (2.59) |
15.32 (2.28) |
15.31 (2.76) |
14.79 (3.21) |
15.59 (2.57) |
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NCT |
13.58 (3.96) |
12.83 (3.94) |
13.72 (3.51) |
13.22 (3.60) |
13.07 (3.72) |
12.67 (4.24) |
13.86 (4.24) |
14.71 (4.08) |
16.81 (2.73) |
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Probability |
5.98 (5.93) |
5.74 (5.76) |
4.95 (5.90) |
7.08 (7.27) |
6.04 (6.36) |
6.0 (6.53) |
6.90 (6.88) |
6.10 (5.67) |
5.33 (5.40) |
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Moral |
16.56 (10.26) |
14.92 (10.09) |
13.15 (9.06) |
16.05 (9.90) |
15.32 (10.87) |
15.44 (9.76) |
18.98 (10.49) |
17.86 (10.32) |
13.18 (8.57) |
Note: PB: Positive Beliefs; CC: Cognitive Confidence; UCD: Uncontrability and Danger; CSC: Cognitive Self-Consciousness; NCT: Needs to Control Thoughts