Claire Marie Growney

Works (7)

Updated: April 25th, 2025 17:51

2021 journal article

BFF: Bayesian, Fiducial, and Frequentist Analysis of Cognitive Engagement among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults

Entropy, 23(4), 428.

By: S. Neupert n , C. Growney*, X. Zhu n, J. Sorensen n, E. Smith n & J. Hannig *

author keywords: cognitive engagement; cognitive impairment; frequentist; Bayesian; fiducial paradigm
topics (OpenAlex): Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; Aging and Gerontology Research; Health disparities and outcomes
TL;DR: The utility of frequentist, Bayesian, and fiducial statistical methods for evaluating the robustness of effects in identifying factors that contribute to cognitive engagement for older adults experiencing cognitive decline is demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 24, 2021

2020 article

Predictors of engagement in young and older adults: The role of specific activity experience.

Hess, T. M., Lothary, A. F., O'Brien, E. L., Growney, C. M., & DeLaRosa, J. (2020, July 20). Psychology and Aging.

By: T. Hess n, A. Lothary n, E. O'Brien *, C. Growney* & J. DeLaRosa n

author keywords: engagement; activity; effort; motivation; aging
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging / psychology; Blood Pressure / physiology; Cognition / physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Stereotyping; Task Performance and Analysis; Young Adult
topics (OpenAlex): Aging and Gerontology Research; Technology Use by Older Adults; Retirement, Disability, and Employment
TL;DR: Older adults' decisions to engage in cognitively challenging activities are disproportionately affected by their subjective perceptions of demands, which indicates that overcoming faulty and discouraging task perceptions may promote older adults' engagement in demanding but potentially beneficial activities. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 24, 2021

2019 article

The influence of mood versus relevant self-perceptions in older adults’ interest in negative health-related information.

Growney, C. M., & Hess, T. M. (2019, March 4). Psychology and Aging.

By: C. Growney n & T. Hess n

author keywords: emotion; positivity; health; mood-as-resource; decision-making
MeSH headings : Adult; Affect / physiology; Aged; Aging / psychology; Clinical Decision-Making / methods; Female; Health Information Management / methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Self Concept
topics (OpenAlex): Optimism, Hope, and Well-being; Aging and Gerontology Research; Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
TL;DR: It is suggested that older adults’ willingness to focus on negative self-relevant information is bolstered by enhancing self-perceptions of self within the domain of interest, and effects are specific to situations with high-informative versus low-Informative content. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 28, 2019

2018 article

Motivation moderates the impact of aging stereotypes on effort expenditure.

Hess, T. M., Growney, C. M., & Lothary, A. F. (2018, September 13). Psychology and Aging.

By: T. Hess n, C. Growney n & A. Lothary n

author keywords: aging; motivation; engagement; aging attitudes; stereotypes
MeSH headings : Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging / physiology; Aging / psychology; Attitude; Blood Pressure / physiology; Cognition / physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Memory / physiology; Motivation / physiology; Stereotyping
topics (OpenAlex): Behavioral Health and Interventions; Aging and Gerontology Research; Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
TL;DR: Positive aging attitudes were associated with elevated levels of engagement only in individuals who were high in intrinsic motivation, with the effects greatest at the highest levels of task demands, providing a more nuanced perspective on the impact of negative aging stereotypes. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 25, 2019

2018 journal article

The role of cognitive costs, attitudes about aging, and intrinsic motivation in predicting engagement in everyday activities.

Psychology and Aging, 33(6), 953–964.

By: T. Hess*, C. Growney*, E. O'Brien*, S. Neupert*  & A. Sherwood*

author keywords: aging; aging attitudes; cognition; engagement; motivation
MeSH headings : Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging / psychology; Attitude; Blood Pressure / physiology; Cognition; Female; Humans; Male; Motivation; Retrospective Studies
topics (OpenAlex): Aging and Gerontology Research; Retirement, Disability, and Employment; Health disparities and outcomes
TL;DR: Results are consistent with expectations derived from Selective Engagement Theory (Hess, 2014), which argues that engagement in demanding activities is related to the cost associated with such engagement, which in turn leads to selective participation through changes in motivation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 16, 2018

2017 article

Affective Influences on Older Adults’ Attention to Self-Relevant Negative Information

Growney, C. M., & Hess, T. M. (2017, September 22). The Journals of Gerontology Series B.

By: C. Growney n & T. Hess n

author keywords: Decision making; Emotion; Mood-as-resource; Positivity
MeSH headings : Adult; Affect; Age Factors; Aged; Aging / psychology; Decision Making; Emotions; Feedback, Psychological; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Recall; Optimism; Task Performance and Analysis
topics (OpenAlex): Aging and Gerontology Research; Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research; Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
TL;DR: Results highlight the importance of considering older adults' pre-existing mood before addressing self-relevant information that may be negative but important, and suggest that positive affect may serve as a buffer to the adverse emotional consequences that may follow. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 18, 2019

2017 article

Age-Related Effects on Memory for Social Stimuli: The Role of Valence, Arousal, and Emotional Responses

Hess, T. M., Popham, L. E., & Growney, C. M. (2017, February 23). Experimental Aging Research.

By: T. Hess n, L. Popham* & C. Growney n

MeSH headings : Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging / physiology; Aging / psychology; Arousal / physiology; Emotions / physiology; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Memory / physiology; Mental Recall / physiology; Young Adult
topics (OpenAlex): Aging and Gerontology Research; Memory Processes and Influences; Identity, Memory, and Therapy
TL;DR: Differences in prediction of recall responses from approach and avoidance ratings across age groups suggested that the observed effects in memory reflected differences in responses to the characteristics of stimuli. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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