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Verbal forward digit span in Spanish population

Publicated to: Psicothema. 27 (2): 93-98 - 2015-05-01 27(2), DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2014.258

Authors:

Victoria Sebastian, Maria; Mediavilla, Roberto
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Univ Complutense Madrid, Madrid 28223, Spain - Author

Abstract

Background: Older people complain of difficulties in recalling telephone numbers and being able to dial them in the correct order. This study examined the developmental trend of verbal forward digit span across adulthood and aging in a Spanish population, as an index of one of the components of Baddeley's working memory model the phonological loop, which illustrates these two aspects. Method: A verbal digit span was administered to an incidental sample of 987 participants ranging from 35 to 90 years old. The maximum length was defined that participants could recall of at least two out of three series in the same order as presented with no errors. Demographic variables of gender and educational level were also examined. Results: The ANOVA showed that the three main factors (age group, gender and educational level) were significant, but none of the interactions was. Verbal forward digit span decreases during the lifespan, but gender and educational level affect it slightly. Conclusion: Phonological loop is affected by age. The verbal forward digit span in this study is generally lower than the one reported in other studies.
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Keywords

AgeAgingBackwardPerformancePhonological loopSpeedVerbal digit spanWorking memoryWorking-memory

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Psicothema due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position 57/129, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Psychology (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-17:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 6
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-17:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 27 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (MEDIAVILLA TORRES, ROBERTO).

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    Awards linked to the item

    This work was supported by Directorate General of Scientific and Technical Research of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (grant number BSO2003-02429).
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