Metakognitiv kunnskap om hukommelse og arbeidsevne: En replikasjon og stringent test

Abstract

Self-assessed work ability is a prospective predictor of sick leave and is defined as the subjective balance between human resources and work demands. Since self-assessed work ability is not equivalent to health status, it is important to identify factors that contribute to self-assessed work ability and that are modifiable to change, since they have the potential to reduce sick leave and related problems. The metacognitive model suggests that metacognition may be related to work ability and work status, and a previous study reported an association between memory confidence (metacognition) and work ability. We aimed to replicate this finding and to test its robustness. In a cross-sectional study with convenience sampling, 502 participants responded to self-reporting measures. As expected, confidence in memory correlated significantly with self-assessed work ability, and this association held even when controlling for gender, age, impairing physical illnesses, anxiety and depression symptoms, negative automatic thoughts related to anxiety, fear of bodily sensations, and intolerance of uncertainty. Memory confidence may be a target for treatment with a view to improving work ability.