著者

渡邉 弘 惠 明子 安村 明

出版者

熊本大学大学院社会文化科学教育部

雑誌

熊本大学社会文化研究 (ISSN:1348530X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, pp.185-194, 2021-03-24

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Subjective well-being is considered an important factor for older people to lead healthy and independent lives. Indeed, subjective well-being can be maintained even if physical function deteriorates owing to aging, a phenomenon that is called the aging paradox. However, the relation between cognitive function and subjective well-being has not been fully clarified. Therefore, we investigated this relation in 23 older people. Our results showed that subjective well-being increased with age. We conducted a partial correlation analysis using age as a control variable and found a negative correlation between subjective well-being and auditory verbal memory, and a positive correlation between subjective well-being and attention variability. The findings clarified that subjective well-being was maintained even if cognitive function declined. Thus, the aging paradox may also occur in the cognitive function of older people.

著者

鈴木 暁子 惠 明子 安村 明

出版者

熊本大学大学院社会文化科学教育部

雑誌

熊本大学社会文化研究 (ISSN:1348530X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, pp.65-74, 2020-03-24

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Heuristics used in human decision-making are usually instinctually determined and can result in cognitive bias. People with developmental disorders are known to be particularly vulnerable to such cognitive biases. However, the relationship between these biases and developmental disorders in children has not yet been sufficiently established. Here, we created scenario tests with cognitive bias designed for children and sought to clarify the relationship between cognitive bias and autistic traits in children. Biased scenario tests designed for children were created and 25 6th graders (standard classes only) were asked to respond to scenario questions. We then examined the relationship between their responses and the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ). Results showed that there was a relationship between specific cognitive biases and autistic traits. Specifically, total number of correct responses on the biased scenario test and severity of communication skill impairment were negatively correlated in both males and females, total number of correct responses on the biased scenario test and severity of social skill impairment were negatively correlated in males, and total number of correct responses cognitive reflection and imagination were positively correlated in females. These results show that autistic traits can be quantitatively evaluated using the cognitive bias scenarios we created.