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The role of psychosocial context, age, and intelligence in memory performance of older men.

Author(s): Arbuckle TY, Gold DP, Andres D, Schwartzman A, Chaikelson J

Psychol Aging. 1992 Mar;7(1):25-36 Authors: Arbuckle TY, Gold DP, Andres D, Schwartzman A, Chaikelson J

Article GUID: 1558702
Measurement of lifetime alcohol consumption.

Author(s): Chaikelson JS, Arbuckle TY, Lapidus S, Gold DP

J Stud Alcohol. 1994 Mar;55(2):133-40 Authors: Chaikelson JS, Arbuckle TY, Lapidus S, Gold DP

Article GUID: 8189733
Social drinking and cognitive functioning revisited: the role of intellectual endowment and psychological distress.

Author(s): Arbuckle TY, Chaikelson JS, Gold DP

J Stud Alcohol. 1994 May;55(3):352-61 Authors: Arbuckle TY, Chaikelson JS, Gold DP

Article GUID: 8022184
A longitudinal study of Off-Target Verbosity.

Author(s): Gold DP, Arbuckle TY

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 1995 Nov;50(6):P307-15 Authors: Gold DP, Arbuckle TY

Article GUID: 7583810
Individual differences in trajectory of intellectual development over 45 years of adulthood.

Author(s): Arbuckle TY, Maag U, Pushkar D, Chaikelson JS

Psychol Aging. 1998 Dec;13(4):663-75 Authors: Arbuckle TY, Maag U, Pushkar D, Chaikelson JS

Article GUID: 9883465
Effect of off-target verbosity on communication efficiency in a referential communication task.

Author(s): Arbuckle TY, Nohara-LeClair M, Pushkar D

Psychol Aging. 2000 Mar;15(1):65-77 Authors: Arbuckle TY, Nohara-LeClair M, Pushkar D

Article GUID: 10755290
Off-target verbosity, everyday competence, and subjective well-being.

Author(s): Arbuckle TY, Pushkar D, Bourgeois S, Bonneville L

Gerontology. 2004 Sep-Oct;50(5):291-7 Authors: Arbuckle TY, Pushkar D, Bourgeois S, Bonneville L

Article GUID: 15331857
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
Category:Gerontology
PMID:15331857
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]