Analysis of Self-Concept in Older Adults in Different Contexts

Blanco, Manuel de Gracia; Garré-Olmo, Josep; Arbonès, María Marcó; Monreal-Bosch, Pilar

doi:10.1027/1015-5759.20.4.262

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“…This aging process can be positively or negatively experienced (Atchley, 1982), and it can be experienced differently in various domains (Steverink et al, 2001). Further, aging experience is an important part of the selfconcept, which develops over the whole life span taking internal and external information into account (De Gracia Blanco et al, 2004;Markus & Herzog, 1992). Specifically, older people see themselves now and they have seen themselves when they were young.…”

Section: Psychological Aging Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Deciding whether to work after retirement: The role of the psychological experience of aging

Fasbender

Deller

Wang

et al. 2014

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Section: Psychological Aging Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Deciding whether to work after retirement: The role of the psychological experience of aging

Fasbender

Deller

Wang

et al. 2014

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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“…Subjective perceptions of physical, cognitive and social aging have been found to influence mental health in terms of symptoms of depression, self-esteem and morale [10]. In other studies, age-related morale has explained respiratory-related mortality [11], longevity [12], and the capacity for activity in and outside of the home over time [13].…”

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Attitudes to aging mediate the relationship between older peoples’ subjective health and quality of life in 20 countries

Low

Molzahn

Schopflocher

2013

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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BackgroundWith ever-increasing life expectancy globally, it is imperative to build knowledge of how older peoples’ views of their own aging, considering their health-related circumstances, affect quality of life for practitioners and policy-makers alike. Based on our literature review, we wanted to determine whether older adults’ attitudes toward their own aging would partly mediate the effect of their health satisfaction ratings upon their quality of life. Furthermore, would these attitudes mediate the relationship between health satisfaction and quality of life in the same way when we account for older adults’ country of origin, and their age and gender?MethodsThis was a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected in 20 countries taking part in the 2003 WHOQOL-OLD Field study. The study sample consisted of 4593 adults whom were, on average, 72.10 years of age (range = 60 to 100 years of age); 42.8% were female. The WHOQOL-BREF measured quality of life and health satisfaction. The Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire measured participants’ attitudes toward physical change, psychosocial loss, and psychological growth. All items in both questionnaires were measured on a 5-point Likert scale. Questionnaire responses were analyzed using multilevel modeling and path analysis.ResultsAll three attitudes to aging partly mediated the relationship between health satisfaction and physical, psychological, social, environmental, and global quality of life. These partial mediations manifested in the same way across all 20 country samples, regardless of age or gender. Attitudes toward physical change were the strongest mediator of health satisfaction upon global and domain-specific quality of life, followed by psychosocial loss and psychosocial growth.ConclusionsOur study is the first cross-cultural study with a large sample to show that quality of life judgements, between 60 to 100 years of age, are a product of older men’s and women’s perceptions of health-related circumstances, and attitudes toward physical and psychosocial aspects of the aging self. A prospective study of the linkages between older peoples’ subjective views of health and attitudes toward the aging self over time using multiple subjective measures of health is warranted. Understanding these linkages may help practitioners and policy makers consider strategies to enhance quality of life.

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“…Socio-demographic variables (age, gender, marital status, and level of education) and the following variables were measured: Self-perceptions of aging were measured using the Subjective Perception of Aging scale (de Gracia Blanco et al, 2004), made up of 12 items (e.g., ‘I think that for my age I am very fit’) that reflect four underlying dimensions of self-concept: Cognitive self-concept, subjective time perception, subjective perception of social relations, and physical self-concept. The answers range from 1 ( ‘totally agree’ ) to 7 ( ‘totally disagree’ ).…”

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Comorbid Depressive and Anxiety Symptomatology in Older Adults: The Role of Aging Self-Stereotypes, Loneliness, and Feelings of Guilt Associated with Self-Perception as a Burden

Pedroso-Chaparro,

Cabrera,

Márquez-González

et al. 2023

Span. J. Psychol.

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The main objective of this study was to analyze the differences between older adults’ symptom profiles (subclinical, anxiety, depressive, and comorbid) in negative aging self-stereotypes, loneliness, and feelings of guilt associated with self-perception as a burden. Participants were 310 community-dwelling people aged 60 years and over. The sample was grouped into four symptom profiles of older adults: anxiety, depressive, comorbid anxiety-depression, and subclinical symptoms. We carried out multinomial logistic regression analyses to analyze the role of assessed variables in the explanation of the four symptom profiles. Older adults who reported a comorbid symptomatology presented higher negative aging self-stereotypes and feelings of loneliness than the other three profiles. Compared with the subclinical profile, older adults who reported clinical symptomatology (anxiety, depressive, and comorbid profile) presented higher feelings of guilt associated with self-perception as a burden. The findings of this study suggest potential associations that may contribute to understanding and treating comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms in older adults.

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Analysis of Self-Concept in Older Adults in Different Contexts

Cited by 21 publications

References 56 publications

Deciding whether to work after retirement: The role of the psychological experience of aging

Deciding whether to work after retirement: The role of the psychological experience of aging

Attitudes to aging mediate the relationship between older peoples’ subjective health and quality of life in 20 countries

Comorbid Depressive and Anxiety Symptomatology in Older Adults: The Role of Aging Self-Stereotypes, Loneliness, and Feelings of Guilt Associated with Self-Perception as a Burden

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