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"Pushkar D" Authored Publications:

Title Authors PubMed ID
1 Everyday activity parameters and competence in older adults. Pushkar D, Arbuckle T, Conway M, Chaikelson J, Maag U 9416629
CRDH
2 Individual differences in trajectory of intellectual development over 45 years of adulthood. Arbuckle TY, Maag U, Pushkar D, Chaikelson JS 9883465
CRDH
3 Social behavior and off-target verbosity in elderly people. Pushkar D, Basevitz P, Arbuckle T, Nohara-LeClair M, Lapidus S, Peled M 10879589
PSYCHOLOGY
4 Effect of off-target verbosity on communication efficiency in a referential communication task. Arbuckle TY, Nohara-LeClair M, Pushkar D 10755290
CRDH
5 Motivation, personality and well-being in older volunteers. Pushkar D, Reis M, Morros M 12513036
PSYCHOLOGY
6 Off-target verbosity, everyday competence, and subjective well-being. Arbuckle TY, Pushkar D, Bourgeois S, Bonneville L 15331857
CRDH
7 Behavioural and electrophysiological measures of task switching during single and mixed-task conditions. Goffaux P, Phillips NA, Sinai M, Pushkar D 16413655
PSYCHOLOGY
8 Autobiographical memory specificity predicts social problem-solving ability in old and young adults. Beaman A, Pushkar D, Etezadi S, Bye D, Conway M 17676558
CRDH
9 Neurophysiological measures of task-set switching: effects of working memory and aging. Goffaux P, Phillips NA, Sinai M, Pushkar D 18441266
CRDH
10 Testing continuity and activity variables as predictors of positive and negative affect in retirement. Pushkar D, Chaikelson J, Conway M, Etezadi J, Giannopoulus C, Li K, Wrosch C 19875749
PSYCHOLOGY
11 Longitudinal associations of need for cognition, cognitive activity, and depressive symptomatology with cognitive function in recent retirees. Baer LH, Tabri N, Blair M, Bye D, Li KZ, Pushkar D 23213060
PSYCHOLOGY

 

Title:Off-target verbosity, everyday competence, and subjective well-being.
Authors:Arbuckle TY,  Pushkar D,  Bourgeois S,  Bonneville L
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15331857?dopt=Abstract
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PMID:15331857 Category:Gerontology Date Added:2019-06-07
Dept Affiliation: CRDH
1 Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, Que., Canada. arbmaag@rogers.com

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Off-target verbosity, everyday competence, and subjective well-being.

Gerontology. 2004 Sep-Oct;50(5):291-7

Authors: Arbuckle TY, Pushkar D, Bourgeois S, Bonneville L

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Off-target verbosity (OTV), defined as prolific speech that is lacking in focus, is exhibited by relatively few older adults, but increases in prevalence with age.

OBJECTIVE/METHODS: The hypothesis that a high level of OTV is associated with declining competence in other aspects of everyday life was examined in 142 older adults, previously screened for the level of OTV. Competence was assessed based on self-reported changes since age 50 years in quality and quantity of engagement in eleven domains of instrumental and voluntary activities of everyday life.

RESULTS: Path models indicated that a high level of OTV was associated with a decreased competence in everyday activities and was indirectly linked, through competence, with lower well-being and greater loneliness. With competence level controlled, a high level of OTV directly predicted less loneliness.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the hypothesis that a high level of OTV is symptomatic of a more general decline in competence and of less successful aging. However, a high level of OTV also entails a strong motivation for talking to others and thus may offer protection against loneliness.

PMID: 15331857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]




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