Nicola Ballhausen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6636670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicola Ballhausen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicola |
| FAMILY NAME | Ballhausen |
| SIGNATURE | BALLHAUSEN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Geneva |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2268-3354 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Grandchild Contact and Grandparents’ Positive and Negative Emotions in Daily Life: An Analysis Using Self-Report and Language Use Data
Our findings, based on multiple assessment methods (self-report and language use), indicate that grandchild contact is associated with increases in specific self-reported emotions, which are also mirrored in the language used in daily life. These particular emotions (love and pride) may highlight the unique relationship between grandchildren and grandparents, marked by affection and opportunities to express generativity
Is There a Link Between Older Adults’ Frequency of (Face-to-Face and Remote) Contact With Grandchildren and Cognitive Functioning Over 12 Years
Objectives Past research has linked more frequent social contacts with better cognition and slower cognitive decline in older adults. An open question is whether face-to-face and remote contact with one’s grandchildren can be beneficial. Methods We analyzed data from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen covering a span of 12 years and 2 age cohorts (young–old <78, N = 1100; old–old ≥78 years, N = 705). We used latent growth…
The Geneva Space Cruiser: A fully self-administered online tool to assess prospective memory across the adult lifespan
The current study aimed to examine whether the Geneva Space Cruiser - a new online adaptation of the Cruiser - represents a valid, reliable and useful tool to assess prospective memory (PM) across the adult lifespan via fully self-administered online testing. Therefore, an adult lifespan sample of 252 adults (19-86 years old) performed the Geneva Space Cruiser in the laboratory and online, at home, and also performed a more traditional laboratory…
The Sounds of Memory: Extending the Age–Prospective Memory Paradox to Everyday Behavior and Conversations
Findings confirmed older adults' preserved PM performance in everyday life across different indicators with increasing ecological validity. Furthermore, as a novel method to assess conversational PM in everyday life, the EAR opens new insights about the awareness of PM lapses and the communication of intentions in real life
I could do it now, but I’d rather (forget to) do it later: Examining links between procrastination and prospective memory failures
Prospective memory errors in everyday life: Does instruction matter
Previous research on prospective memory (PM, the ability to remember executing an intention in the future) suggests that PM errors constitute the majority of all everyday memory errors in younger adults. However, no study so far has investigated this ratio from an ageing perspective, nor examined whether different instructions may influence PM error reporting. In the present study, 64 younger and 64 older adults completed a 5-day diary on PM, mem…
Interactional Effects Between Relational and Cognitive Reserves on Decline in Executive Functioning
The present longitudinal study provides evidence for the interaction between cognitive and relational reserves. This confirms the hypothesis that reserves from different domains are intertwined and their combined effects contribute to less cognitive decline in old age
Motivation as a Mediator of the Relation Between Cognitive Reserve and Cognitive Performance
Complementary with neurobiological and cognitive processes, our results suggest a more comprehensive view of the role of motivational aspects built up across the life span in determining differences in cognitive performance in old age
Motivation as a Mediator of the Relation Between Cognitive Reserve and Cognitive Performance
Complementary with neurobiological and cognitive processes, our results suggest a more comprehensive view of the role of motivational aspects built up across the life span in determining differences in cognitive performance in old age
Motivation as a Mediator of the Relation Between Cognitive Reserve and Cognitive Performance
Complementary with neurobiological and cognitive processes, our results suggest a more comprehensive view of the role of motivational aspects built up across the life span in determining differences in cognitive performance in old age
Prospective memory errors in everyday life: Does instruction matter
Previous research on prospective memory (PM, the ability to remember executing an intention in the future) suggests that PM errors constitute the majority of all everyday memory errors in younger adults. However, no study so far has investigated this ratio from an ageing perspective, nor examined whether different instructions may influence PM error reporting. In the present study, 64 younger and 64 older adults completed a 5-day diary on PM, mem…
Interactional Effects Between Relational and Cognitive Reserves on Decline in Executive Functioning
The present longitudinal study provides evidence for the interaction between cognitive and relational reserves. This confirms the hypothesis that reserves from different domains are intertwined and their combined effects contribute to less cognitive decline in old age
I could do it now, but I’d rather (forget to) do it later: Examining links between procrastination and prospective memory failures
The Geneva Space Cruiser: A fully self-administered online tool to assess prospective memory across the adult lifespan
The current study aimed to examine whether the Geneva Space Cruiser - a new online adaptation of the Cruiser - represents a valid, reliable and useful tool to assess prospective memory (PM) across the adult lifespan via fully self-administered online testing. Therefore, an adult lifespan sample of 252 adults (19-86 years old) performed the Geneva Space Cruiser in the laboratory and online, at home, and also performed a more traditional laboratory…
The Sounds of Memory: Extending the Age–Prospective Memory Paradox to Everyday Behavior and Conversations
Findings confirmed older adults' preserved PM performance in everyday life across different indicators with increasing ecological validity. Furthermore, as a novel method to assess conversational PM in everyday life, the EAR opens new insights about the awareness of PM lapses and the communication of intentions in real life
Is There a Link Between Older Adults’ Frequency of (Face-to-Face and Remote) Contact With Grandchildren and Cognitive Functioning Over 12 Years
Objectives Past research has linked more frequent social contacts with better cognition and slower cognitive decline in older adults. An open question is whether face-to-face and remote contact with one’s grandchildren can be beneficial. Methods We analyzed data from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen covering a span of 12 years and 2 age cohorts (young–old <78, N = 1100; old–old ≥78 years, N = 705). We used latent growth…
Grandchild Contact and Grandparents’ Positive and Negative Emotions in Daily Life: An Analysis Using Self-Report and Language Use Data
Our findings, based on multiple assessment methods (self-report and language use), indicate that grandchild contact is associated with increases in specific self-reported emotions, which are also mirrored in the language used in daily life. These particular emotions (love and pride) may highlight the unique relationship between grandchildren and grandparents, marked by affection and opportunities to express generativity
Cognition (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Cognitive Functions and Memory (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Neuroscience (4 works) · Prospective memory (4 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 works) · Age of Information Optimization (2 works)