Everyday Challenges in Context: The Influence of Contextual Factors on Everyday Problem Solving Among Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Artistico ◽  
Heather Orom ◽  
Daniel Cervone ◽  
Stephen Krauss ◽  
Eric Houston
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem

Age differences in everyday problem solving

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Loken Thornton ◽  
Theone S. E. Paterson ◽  
Sophie E. Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Relative Performance ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Problem Context ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
The Impact

Reductions in everyday problem solving (EPS) are often reported in older age, although it has been suggested that problem context may modify this effect. We evaluated the impact of two aspects of problem context: age appropriateness (age-neutral vs. older-age content) and problem type (interpersonal vs. practical) on EPS performance in 175 adults aged 18–87. Older adults generated fewer solutions to ill-structured EPS vignettes than younger and middle-aged adults. Middle-aged adults demonstrated an advantage on practical problems. While all age groups demonstrated a relative performance advantage for interpersonal content on older age problems, older adults showed the least relative benefit in this condition. Thus older adults do not exhibit relative performance gains on EPS problems designed to be most salient and relevant to this age group.

Dimensionality of everyday problem solving in older adults.

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Marsiske ◽  
Sherry L. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem

Goals and everyday problem solving: Manipulating goal preferences in young and older adults.

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1433-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane A. Hoppmann ◽  
Fredda Blanchard-Fields
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem

scholarly journals The Revised Observed Tasks of Daily Living: A Performance-Based Assessment of Everyday Problem Solving in Older Adults

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Diehl ◽  
Michael Marsiske ◽  
Ann L. Horgas ◽  
Adrienne Rosenberg ◽  
Jane S. Saczynski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Performance Based Assessment ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem ◽  
A Performance

Cognitive Functioning and Everyday Problem Solving in Older Adults

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L. Burton ◽  
Esther Strauss ◽  
David F. Hultsch ◽  
Michael A. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem

The relevance of logical thinking and cognitive style to everyday problem solving among older adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 218-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Pezzuti ◽  
Daniele Artistico ◽  
Antonio Chirumbolo ◽  
Laura Picone ◽  
Sara M. Dowd
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Logical Thinking ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem
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