European Journal of Ageing
Self-reported social and motivational factors in health-related future intentions amongst older adults
Abstract Prospective memory (PM), the ability to form a specific intention and remember to carry it out at an appropriate future time, is critical in health-related contexts and has been found to decline significantly with age. Further, motivation plays a vital role in PM and previous research indicated that older adults are particularly motivated by the social relevance of PM tasks. However, little is known about the role of perceived social impact in older adults’ health intentions. The current study aimed to exp …