اثر سرريز فعال‌سازي كليشه‌هاي سني در حوزه حركتي بر عملكردهاي شناختي و ادراك هيجانات در سالمندان

Spillover Effects of Age-Based Motor Stereotype Activation on Cognitive Function an‎d Emotion Perception in Older Adults

رفتار حركتي و مديريت ورزش

This study aimed to determine the effect of activating age stereotypes in the motor domain on balance performance an‎d its spillover on working memory, visual attention, emotion perception, an‎d attitude toward physical activity in the elderly. Fifty-one healthy elderly women (mean age = 65.92 ± 3.78 years) were ran‎domly assigned to three groups: negative stereotype activation (receiving negative messages about elderly balance), positive stereotype (receiving positive messages), an‎d control. Balance performance, working memory an‎d attention, positive an‎d negative emotions, an‎d attitude toward physical activity were assessed at two time points, before an‎d after the intervention. Negative stereotype activation significantly impaired balance performance an‎d working memory, whereas positive instructions improved balance performance, visual-spatial attention, an‎d emotional state (increasing positive emotion an‎d decreasing negative emotion). Also, activating positive stereotypes led to a positive attitude toward specialized balance training but had no effect on individualsʹ general attitude toward group training. Findings indicate that age stereotypes can spill over from the motor domain to the cognitive, emotional, an‎d attitudinal domains through a spillover mechanism. The results of this study indicate the need for changes in assessment an‎d intervention environments, so that by actively neutralizing stereotype threat an‎d replacing it, the ground is prepared for the promotion of integrated health in old age.

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