Relation Between Quality of Executive Functions, Attention and Religious Beliefs in Elderly Population

Authors

  • Sladjana Arsic Sladjana Arsic, PhD, High Medical School of Professional Studies, Address: Lole Ribara 1/2, 35230 , Cuprija, Serbia
  • Sanja Djurdjevic Sanja Djurdjevic, PhD, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bjeljina, Address: Pavlovica put bb, 76300 Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Milos Arsic Milos Arsic, MA, Faculty of Law University of Belgrade, Address: Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 67, Belgrade, Serbia

Keywords:

executive functions, attention, religiousness.

Abstract

The presence of the religious beliefs in elderly may affect the self-control, socialization and the quality of life. We will try to determine the relation between the quality of executive functions, attention and the religious beliefs in elderly. This research included 50 subjects (27 female and 23 male).The following instruments were used: Questionnaire for the religiousness assessment; MMSE for cognitive condition assessment; WCST for the executive function assessment; TMT A B for the attention assessment. The higher degree of efficiency in achievement had the respondents who did not belong to the group of the religious estimating executive functions and attention, with statistical significance (p<.01). Statistically significant relation between the quality of executive function and attention and negative emotional experience was present in respondents who belonged to the group of the religious (p<.01). The respondents with the efficient executive functions and attention don`t belong to the group of the religious ones.

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Published

2017-08-02

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Arsic, S., Djurdjevic, S., & Arsic, M. (2017). Relation Between Quality of Executive Functions, Attention and Religious Beliefs in Elderly Population. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 35(1), 171–181. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/7644

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