There are 3 studies in the present research. Study 1 is a reliability and validity study of the Chinese Metamemory Scales. Study 2 is a cross-sectional study to explore the relationship between metamemory and memory of elders encountered in Hong Kong primary health care setting.Study 3 is an Effectiveness Study of Metamemory Cognitive Intervention on elders with mild cognitive impairment and low memory self-efficacy.~This research has the following aims and hypotheses:~Research Aims:~To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese Metamemory Scales~To explore the relationship between metamemory and memory of elders~To evaluate the effectiveness of a metamemory cognitive intervention on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) elders who have low memory self-efficacy~Research Hypotheses:~Study 1: The Chinese Metamemory Scales will show acceptable psychometric properties.~Study 2: There is a positive correlation between metamemory (subjective memory) and memory (objective memory) and this relationship is mediated by stereotyped beliefs about memory ageing.~Study 3: Comparing to Control Group, the Intervention Group will yield the following expected results:~There is an improvement in objective memory measures post-training.~There is an improvement in subjective memory measures post-training.~There is an improvement in mood measures post-training.
The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship of metamemory and memory of elders and to evaluate the effectiveness of a metamemory cognitive intervention on elders with mild cognitive impairment and low memory self-efficacy.