Rouse Hillary J, Jin Ying, Hueluer Gizem, Huo Meng, Bugos Jennifer A, Veal Britney, Torres Mia, Peterson Lindsay, Dobbs Debra, Meng Hongdao
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022 Mar 3;77(3):558-566. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab044.
To determine whether music engagement influences middle-aged and older adults' performance on episodic memory tasks.
Secondary data analysis of a sample (N = 4,592) of cognitively healthy adults from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study was used for this study. Multivariable regression models were used to analyze the cross-sectional differences in performance on tasks of episodic memory between participants who listened to music (n = 3,659) or sang or played an instrument (n = 989).
On average, participants recalled 10.3 words out of a possible 20. Regression analyses showed that both listening to music and singing or playing an instrument were independently associated with significantly better episodic memory.
The findings provide the first population-based evidence that music engagement is associated with better episodic memory among middle-aged and older adults. Future studies should examine whether the relationship between music engagement and episodic memory can be replicated in other populations and that the association persists in longitudinal studies.
确定参与音乐活动是否会影响中老年成年人在情景记忆任务中的表现。
本研究使用了2016年健康与退休研究中认知健康成年人样本（N = 4,592）的二次数据分析。多变量回归模型用于分析听音乐的参与者（n = 3,659）或唱歌或演奏乐器的参与者（n = 989）在情景记忆任务表现上的横断面差异。
平均而言，参与者在可能的20个单词中回忆出10.3个。回归分析表明，听音乐以及唱歌或演奏乐器均与显著更好的情景记忆独立相关。
这些发现提供了首个基于人群的证据，表明参与音乐活动与中老年成年人更好的情景记忆相关。未来的研究应检验参与音乐活动与情景记忆之间的关系是否能在其他人群中得到重复，以及这种关联在纵向研究中是否持续存在。
