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Elizabeth Stine-Morrow Parisi, Jeanine 2015-09-25T19:54:58Z 2015-09-25T19:54:58Z 10000-01-01 2007 2007 The present research explored how people experience daily activities by using a novel methodological approach, the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM; Kahneman et al., 2004), which has heretofore not been used to understand age differences in activity. An application of the DRM allowed for a more nuanced examination of the nature of activity over the course of a day, including the subjective experience and temporal patterns of engagement. Older adults (N = 192, M = 72 years of age) were administered the DRM, as well as personality and cognitive assessments. Over the course of the day, individuals spent an average of 14.50 hours engaged in a variety of activities. Although the extent of behavioral participation by itself was related to cognition, the more intriguing finding was that cognitive performance could be better explained by additionally considering the level of intellectual challenge afforded by daily experiences. Individual differences in cognition could also be partly explained by educational attainment and personality attributes. However, age-cognition relations were not substantially reduced after accounting for activity, affect, and personality. In conclusion, this preliminary study has the potential to open many avenues of research that rely on measurement of the nature of activities, as well as the motivational basis, patterns of involvement, and personality attributes that are important for cognitive well-being in adulthood. Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T19:54:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3301209.pdf: 3290448 bytes, checksum: 844cc20d4a4279505e815baf30658113 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 81299 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 155 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/80017 (MiAaPQ)AAI3301209 eng Psychology, Cognitive Determinants and Effects of Engagement in Adulthood text Educational Psychology Educational Psychology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.