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Decision-making competence in older adults: A rosy view from a longitudinal investigation
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Cognitive psychology. University of Trieste, Italy.
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2020 (English)In: Psychology and Aging, ISSN 0882-7974, E-ISSN 1939-1498, Vol. 35, no 4, p. 553-564Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Cross-sectional studies have suggested age-related differences in decision-making competence, but these differences may also reflect cohort-related effects. We present a longitudinal study of age-related changes over 5 years in older adults (aged 60–85) for 3 important aspects of decision-making competence: resistance to framing, applying decision rules, and resistance to sunk costs. The findings show small age-related longitudinal declines in resistance to framing but no decline in applying decision rules or resistance to sunk costs. The results also indicate that individuals’ decision-making competence after 5 years is significantly related to their initial decision-making competence assessment and that the contribution of crystallized abilities to decision making in older adults is greater than previously thought.

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2020. Vol. 35, no 4, p. 553-564
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decision-making, older adults, longitudinal
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-189635DOI: 10.1037/pag0000443OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-189635DiVA, id: diva2:1523209
Available from: 2021-01-27 Created: 2021-01-27 Last updated: 2022-02-25Bibliographically approved

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