Do We Fear Ageing? A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing Anxiety

Brunton, Robyn; Scott, Greg

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“…El proceso de envejecimiento tiende a estar asociado con una mayor susceptibilidad a la enfermedad, el deterioro de las funciones corporales y la muerte, relacionando la mala salud con mayor ansiedad ante el envejecimiento conduciendo a actitudes discriminatorias (Brunton y Scott, 2015). Algunas investigaciones sugieren que debido al desconocimiento se tiene una visión negativa sobre el proceso del envejecimiento y muchas personas tienen puntos de vista ageístas hacia los adultos de edad avanzada (Boswell, 2012); mientras que autores como (Allan et al, 2014;Bousfield y Hutchison, 2010) indican que las interacciones voluntarias con los adultos mayores que impliquen cooperación disminuyen la ansiedad, reduce las actitudes discriminatorias y al ser más conscientes de los adultos mayores se experimenta menor preocupación por el propio envejecimiento; mientras que los niveles más altos de ansiedad por el propio envejecimiento parecen contribuir al aumento de las actitudes discriminatorias contra los ancianos.…”

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Invarianza Factorial de la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento de Lasher y Faulkender en Estudiantes Universitarios, Hombres y Mujeres

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* Autor a quien debe ser dirigida la correspondencia.Recibido May. 16, 2016; Aceptado Jul. 20, 2016; Versión final Sep. 14, 2016, Publicado Feb. 2017 Resumen El presente estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento en hombres y mujeres universitarios. La muestra total fue de 1703 participantes; 878 mujeres y 825 hombres, con una edad media de 20.5 años y 20.9 años, respectivamente. Los análisis factoriales confirmatorios mostraron que una estructura tetrafactorial (miedo a las personas mayores, apariencia física, miedo a las pérdidas, y preocupaciones psicológicas) es viable y adecuada para ambas poblaciones (mujeres y hombres) de acuerdo a los requisitos psicométricos establecidos cuando los informantes son los propios alumnos. Además, la estructura factorial, las cargas factoriales y los interceptos se consideran invariantes en las dos poblaciones. Sin embargo, existen diferencias entre las poblaciones para las medias de los factores miedo a las personas mayores y miedo a las pérdidas. Palabras clave: ansiedad; estructura factorial; invarianza de medida; análisis factorial confirmatorio multimuestra Factorial Invariance of the Anxiety Aging Scale of Lasher and Faulkender of University Students, Men and Women AbstractThe present study analyses the psychometric properties of the Anxiety Aging Scale in men and women university students. The overall sample consisted of 1703 participants: 878 women and 825 men, with a mean age of 20.5 years old and 20.9 years old, respectively. Psychometric analysis showed that a tetrafactorial structure (fear of old people, physical appearance, fear of losses, and psychological concerns) is feasible and adequate for both populations (women and men) according to the established psychometric requirements when the informers are the students themselves. In addition, factor structure, factor loadings and intercepts of the instrument could be considered invariant across groups. However, there are differences between groups for the means of the factors fear of old people and fear of losses.

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“…Positive attitudes are beneficial to health ( Keyes & Westerhof, 2012 ) and those optimistic about aging engage in more health promoting behaviors such as being active physically and socially ( Doyle, McKee, & Sherriff, 2012 ). Conversely, negative attitudes are linked to poor physical and psychological health ( Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Keyes & Westerhof, 2012 ; Swift, Abrams, Lamont, & Drury, 2017 ) including poorer emotional well-being in young women ( Barrett & Toothman, 2016 ). Importantly, young women, defined broadly in studies as 18-39 year olds and including university students, are more negative about aging than their male peers as well as middle aged and older adults of both sexes ( Barrett & von Rohr, 2008 ; Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Lynch, 2000 ; Sargent-Cox, Rippon, & Burns, 2014 ).…”

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“…Conversely, negative attitudes are linked to poor physical and psychological health ( Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Keyes & Westerhof, 2012 ; Swift, Abrams, Lamont, & Drury, 2017 ) including poorer emotional well-being in young women ( Barrett & Toothman, 2016 ). Importantly, young women, defined broadly in studies as 18-39 year olds and including university students, are more negative about aging than their male peers as well as middle aged and older adults of both sexes ( Barrett & von Rohr, 2008 ; Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Lynch, 2000 ; Sargent-Cox, Rippon, & Burns, 2014 ). Young women are also more pessimistic about their aging appearance ( Barrett & Robbins, 2008 ; Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Gendron & Lydecker, 2016 ) and female university students negative about personal aging are more likely to ‘dread’ looking older ( Chonody & Teater, 2016 ).…”

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“…Importantly, young women, defined broadly in studies as 18-39 year olds and including university students, are more negative about aging than their male peers as well as middle aged and older adults of both sexes ( Barrett & von Rohr, 2008 ; Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Lynch, 2000 ; Sargent-Cox, Rippon, & Burns, 2014 ). Young women are also more pessimistic about their aging appearance ( Barrett & Robbins, 2008 ; Brunton & Scott, 2015 ; Gendron & Lydecker, 2016 ) and female university students negative about personal aging are more likely to ‘dread’ looking older ( Chonody & Teater, 2016 ). Young women also stigmatize their future aging appearance in their discourse about the transition to middle and later life ( Bybee, Merisca, & Wells, 1999 ; Bybee & Wells, 2002 ; Bybee & Wells, 2006 ).…”

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Aging anxieties and disturbed eating in female students: It’s not all about aging appearance concern

Mahoney

2018

Eur. J. Psychol.

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Fear and anxiety about aging have increased amongst female university students and these personal aging concerns are associated with disturbed eating, also prevalent in this group. Evidence suggests concern about aging appearance could account for the link between aging anxiety and problem eating in young women due to their belief in the thin – youth ideal. However, whether appearance concern is the strongest aging anxiety predictor of global and specific disturbed eating behaviors is unclear. The study examines this in a sample of female students at a Midlands university in the United Kingdom (N = 200, 18 – 39 years) who completed the Anxiety about Aging Scale and the Eating Disorders Inventory-3. The findings show general and a model of four aging anxieties predicted significantly greater global disturbed eating with medium and large effects sizes respectively. However, greater anxiety about the psychological challenges and interpersonal losses associated with aging best predicted global and specific disturbed eating behaviors and aging appearance concern was a weaker predictor. Implications for interventions targeting female students eating behavior are considered.

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“…Anxiety towards the elderly may be due to lack of knowledge about the aging process and lack of interaction with older people; some research suggests that, due to ignorance people have a negative view of the aging process and many people have egoistic views toward the elderly [8]; this because, generally the aging process is associated with increased susceptibility to disease, impairment of body functions and death, linking poor health with more anxiety about aging leading to discriminatory attitudes [9].…”

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Anxiety About Aging in University Students Comparisons by Gender

Vásquez¹

2017

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Abstract:The aim of this research was to compare the profiles of anxiety about aging in Mexican university students to aging.The total sample was of 1669 subjects; 851 women and 818 men with a mean age of 20.53 years (SD = 2.82) and 20.89 years (SD = 2.03) respectively. The approach adopted in the research is framed within a quantitative approach with a descriptive survey design. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance followed by analyzes of univariate variance, are the ones who show higher levels of anxiety to the fear of loss of social support and autonomy, while men manifest higher levels of anxiety as to contact with the elderly. The differences between men and women regarding anxiety about aging, suggest that in designing any intervention that aims to reduce this anxiety must be taken into account gender variable. Future research should replicate these findings in larger samples.

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Do We Fear Ageing? A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing Anxiety

Cited by 36 publications

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Invarianza Factorial de la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento de Lasher y Faulkender en Estudiantes Universitarios, Hombres y Mujeres

Invarianza Factorial de la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento de Lasher y Faulkender en Estudiantes Universitarios, Hombres y Mujeres

Aging anxieties and disturbed eating in female students: It’s not all about aging appearance concern

Anxiety About Aging in University Students Comparisons by Gender

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