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Les modifications de la métamémoire reliées au vieillissement: Nouvelle évidence auprès d'un échantillon francophone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Jacques Baillargeon  and
Sylvie Neault
Jacques Baillargeon
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Sylvie Neault
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
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Abstract

This paper presents a French adaptation of the Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA) instrument. The purpose of the study was to assess the psychometric qualities of the French version and to test its validity by replicating age and sex differences in a large sample of French speaking adults. The MIA was administered to 120 males and 185 females, aged between 18 and 95. The initial factor structure of the MIA was replicated and the eight metamemory dimensions were identified, although there was some overlap between the dimensions. The internal consistency of the scales was assessed by computing Cronbach's alpha coefficients; seven of the eight scales were found to be reliable. The intercorrelations between the dimensions were also examined and revealed that each scale is tapping a specific aspect of metamemory. Finally, the analyses of variance confirmed the existence of significant age differences on five scales of the MIA and sex differences on three dimensions.

Résumé

Cet article présente une adaptation française du questionnaire Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA). Les objectifs sont de vérifier la qualité d'une version française de l'instrument ainsi que sa validiteé auprès d'une population francophone en étudiant l'influence du sexe et de l'âge des sujets sur les dimensions de la métamémoire. Les données ont été recueillies auprès de 305 personnes âgées de 18 à 95 ans, soit 120 hommes et 185 femmes. Les résultats confirment l'existence des huit dimensions prévues par les concepteurs du MIA, bien que certains recoupements soient observés entre les échelles. Les coefficients Alpha de Cronbach révèlent que la consistance interne du questionnaire est adéquate. L'analyse des intercorrélations démontre également que chaque échelle possède une bonne spécificité. Enfin, les analyses de variance confirment la présence de différences reliées à l'âge des sujets sur cinq échelles et des différences entre les sexes sur trois dimensions.

Keywords

métamémoire (metamemory)vieillissement (aging)développement adulte (life-span development)cognition
Type
Articles
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , Winter/hiver 1989 , pp. 343 - 354
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1989

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