Investigating the Effects of Discrimination Experiences on Everyday Metamemory Accuracy
Timothy Ly

TL;DR
This study explores how experiences of discrimination affect people's awareness of their own memory across different ages.
Contribution
The study reveals how daily discrimination and emotional balance influence metamemory accuracy, particularly in minoritized racial groups.
Findings
Daily discrimination is linked to lower metamemory accuracy.
Very negative daily emotions correlate with poorer metamemory accuracy.
Minoritized racial groups report lower metamemory accuracy.
Abstract
Lifetime and daily experiences of discrimination contribute to impaired performance on cognitive assessments. However, the underlying mechanism by which discrimination negatively impacts cognition is unclear. Recent research investigating stress-induced impairment of metamemory may address the relationship between discrimination experiences and cognitive impairment. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of lifetime and daily experiences of discrimination, daily affect balance, baseline objective cognitive performance, and sociodemographic variables (age, race, ethnicity, and sex) with metamemory accuracy across the lifespan (ages 20-75). Impaired metamemory accuracy was defined by the number of subjective cognitive complaints. Diary data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS Refresher 1) Daily Diary Project (N = 782) was used for these analyses. Results from…
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Taxonomy
TopicsRacial and Ethnic Identity Research · Face Recognition and Perception · Aging and Gerontology Research
