College students (N = 3,435) in 26 cultures reported their perceptions of age-related changes in physical, cognitive, and socioemotional areas of functioning and rated societal views of aging within their culture. There was widespread cross-cultural consensus regarding the expected direction of aging trajectories with (a) perceived declines in societal views of aging, physical attractiveness, the ability to perform everyday tasks, and new learning; (b) perceived increases in wisdom, knowledge, and received respect; and (c) perceived stability in family authority and life satisfaction. Cross-cultural variations in aging perceptions were associated with culture-level indicators of population aging, education levels, values, and national character stereotypes. These associations were stronger for societal views on aging and perceptions of socioemotional changes than for perceptions of physical and cognitive changes. A consideration of culture-level variables also suggested that previously reported differences in aging perceptions between Asian and Western countries may be related to differences in population structure.
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Autor | Loeckenhoff, Corinna E. De Fruyt, Filip Terracciano, Antonio McCrae, Robert R. De Bolle, Marleen Costa, Paul T., Jr. Aguilar Vafaie, Maria E. Ahn, Chang kyu Ahn, Hyun nie Alcalay, Lidia Allik, Juri Avdeyeva, Tatyana V. Barbaranelli, Claudio Benet Martinez, Veronica Blatny, Marek Bratko, Denis Cain, Thomas R. Crawford, Jarret T. Lima, Margarida P. Fickova, Emilia Gheorghiu, Mirona Halberstadt, Jamin Hrebickova, Martina Jussim, Lee Klinkosz, Waldemar Knezevic, Goran Leibovich de Figueroa, Nora Martin, Thomas A. Marusic, Iris Mastor, Khairul Anwar Miramontez, Daniel R. Nakazato, Katsuharu Nansubuga, Florence Pramila, V. S. Realo, Anu Rolland, Jean Pierre Rossier, Jerome Schmidt, Vanina Sekowski, Andrzej Shakespeare Finch, Jane Shimonaka, Yoshiko Simonetti, Franco Siuta, Jerzy Smith, Peter B. Szmigielska, Barbara Wang, Lei Yamaguchi, Mami Yik, Michelle |
Título | Perceptions of Aging Across 26 Cultures and Their Culture-Level Associates |
Revista | PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING |
ISSN | 0882-7974 |
ISSN electrónico | 1939-1498 |
Volumen | 24 |
Número de publicación | 4 |
Página inicio | 941 |
Página final | 954 |
Fecha de publicación | 2009 |
Resumen | College students (N = 3,435) in 26 cultures reported their perceptions of age-related changes in physical, cognitive, and socioemotional areas of functioning and rated societal views of aging within their culture. There was widespread cross-cultural consensus regarding the expected direction of aging trajectories with (a) perceived declines in societal views of aging, physical attractiveness, the ability to perform everyday tasks, and new learning; (b) perceived increases in wisdom, knowledge, and received respect; and (c) perceived stability in family authority and life satisfaction. Cross-cultural variations in aging perceptions were associated with culture-level indicators of population aging, education levels, values, and national character stereotypes. These associations were stronger for societal views on aging and perceptions of socioemotional changes than for perceptions of physical and cognitive changes. A consideration of culture-level variables also suggested that previously reported differences in aging perceptions between Asian and Western countries may be related to differences in population structure. |
Derechos | acceso restringido |
Agencia financiadora | NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING Intramural NIH HHS |
DOI | 10.1037/a0016901 |
Editorial | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Id de publicación en Pubmed | MEDLINE:20025408 |
Id de publicación en WoS | WOS:000272904900015 |
Paginación | 14 páginas |
Palabra clave | aging stereotypes cross-cultural values national character stereotypes NATIONAL CHARACTER STEREOTYPES OLDER-ADULTS UNITED-STATES YOUNG-ADULTS AGE-GROUPS LIFE-SPAN ATTITUDES MODERNIZATION ABILITIES AMERICAN |
Tema ODS | 03 Good health and well-being |
Tema ODS español | 03 Salud y bienestar |
Tipo de documento | artículo |