Feeling Old, Body and Soul: The Effect of Aging Body Reminders on Age Identity

Barrett, Anne E.; Gumber, Clayton

doi:10.1093/geronb/gby085

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“…Variables used in analyses are described in Table 1 . Consistent with other studies (e.g., Barrett & Gumber, 2018 ; Schafer & Shippee, 2010 ), age identity is measured as the discrepancy between felt and actual age, with higher values indicating older identities. We examine a measure of age identity at baseline, as well as a measure of change in age identity between the waves (Time 2–Time 1).…”

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Feeling Older and Driving Less: The Effect of Age Identity on Older Adults’ Transition from Driving

Barrett

Gumber

2019

Innovation in Aging

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Background and ObjectivesPrior research examining predictors of older adults’ transition from driving has not considered age-related perceptions, such as age identity, that could shape decisions to limit, or self-regulate, one’s driving. Our study examines this possibility, testing the hypothesis that older (or less youthful) identities predict greater self-regulated driving.Research Design and MethodsUsing two waves of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS, 2011 and 2015), we run negative binomial regression models predicting the number of self-regulated driving behaviors, as a function of baseline age identity and change in age identity between the waves. Models control for factors shown to predict self-regulated driving, namely sociodemographics, health, and transportation support.ResultsSupporting our hypothesis, we find that older (or less youthful) identities at baseline and greater increases in age identity between the waves predict more self-regulated driving behaviors 4 years later, controlling on these behaviors at baseline. The results held in models controlling for sociodemographics, health, and transportation alternatives, suggesting that age identity exerts an independent effect on self-regulated driving.Discussion and ImplicationsOur study reveals that age identity affects later life driving decisions, contributing to our understanding of the process of transitioning from driving. It also adds to the long list of consequences of age-related perceptions revealed in prior research, much of it focused on health but not behaviors. Directions for future research include examining other age-related perceptions, such as aging anxieties or attitudes, and exploring the likely bidirectional process linking age-related perceptions and driving transitions.

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Feeling Older and Driving Less: The Effect of Age Identity on Older Adults’ Transition from Driving

Barrett

Gumber

2019

Innovation in Aging

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“…Among these daily experiences are physical challenges and reminders of body age that are also important for subjective age (49). Using longitudinal data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, Barrett and Gumber found that two particular "aging body reminders" predicted an older subjective age; everyday body problems (e.g., balance issues, pain, sleep problems, etc.)…”

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Aging in Context: Incorporating Everyday Experiences Into the Study of Subjective Age

Hughes

Touron

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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The age that a person feels is a strong predictor of their well-being and long-term health, beyond chronological age, showing that people have a self-awareness that provides insight into their aging process. It appears this insight has broad implications for a person's everyday life and functioning. One's subjective age is shaped by metacognitive beliefs about aging, including both expectations about typical changes but most notably the awareness and interpretation of personal experiences. Subjective age has been described as multidimensional, aligning with life domains such as cognitive, social, and physical functioning. This perspective, coupled with laboratory studies that manipulate subjective age, suggests that situational context has an important role in determining the age a person feels. Here we review literature on subjective age with a focus on how research and theoretical perspectives should be adapted to integrate momentary experiences. We propose a contextual model that will help discriminate the links between situational influences and subjective age, as well as resulting behaviors that impact health and well-being. While most research has considered subjective age to be a relatively stable variable, we provide a novel account of how daily life offers a variety of situational contexts and experiences that directly impact the age a person feels at a given moment. We propose that studying moment-to-moment context is a critical next step in understanding the associations between subjective age, lifestyle choices, and health outcomes.

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“…Part of a nurse's job is being aware of their own competencies and realizing when they need to develop skills to provide high‐quality care to their patients. For example, nurses should be understanding the diseases of older patients, i.e., which changes are a part of normal ageing (Barrett & Gumber, 2018; Hahr, 2019) and which changes, e.g., memory disorders, are the result of a disease. Furthermore, the various spheres of the whole often interact; notably, nurses should be competent at preparing and administering the right medications to older people, yet the system should also provide clear procedures to avoid medication errors (Brady, et al., 2009).…”

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Development and psychometric testing of the Gerontological Nursing Competence (GeroNursingCom) instrument

Tohmola

Saarnio

Mikkonen

et al. 2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim: To develop and psychometrically test an instrument-GeroNursingCom-that measures gerontological nursing competence of nursing students. Design: An instrument development guided by COSMIN guidelines. Method: The development and testing of the GeroNursingCom instrument proceeded according to four distinct phases: (a) establishing a theoretical background; (b) testing face and content validity; (c) examining structural validity; and (d) testing internal consistency. The items of instrument were based on a theoretical framework developed from a comprehensive literature review and focus group interviews with experts (N = 27) in spring 2018. Content validity was assessed by nine experts in gerontological nursing, while face validity was tested in a pilot study including 36 nursing students. Structural validity was examined with exploratory factor analysis with 267 nursing students from nine universities of applied sciences. The internal consistency was established with Cronbach's alpha. The data were collected in spring and autumn 2019. The data analysis was conducted with multivariate statistical methods. Results: The GeroNursingCom development and testing process yielded an instrument that includes 53 items across 11 factors: (a) appreciative encounters and interactions with older people; (b) medication for older people; (c) nutrition for older people; (d) safe living environment for older people; (e) supporting the functioning of older people; (f) end-of-life care; (g) developing one's competencies; (h) supporting an older person's mental well-being; (i) supporting an older person's sexuality; (j) guiding self-care among older people; and (k) responding to challenging situations. The instrument was able to explain 66.15% of the total observed variance, while Cronbach's alpha values for individual items varied from 0.75-0.89. Conclusion: TheGeroNursingCom instrument can be used to measure gerontological nursing competence among nursing students to improve gerontological nursing education and/or geriatric care. Impact: Graduating nursing students must develop versatile competencies to face the multiple needs of older patients and curriculums need to be further developed to ensure students are prepared for gerontological nursing. | 1071 TOHMOLA eT AL.

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Feeling Old, Body and Soul: The Effect of Aging Body Reminders on Age Identity

Abstract: Our study reveals a realm of aging experiences - i.e., bodily experiences - that influence age identity. Avenues for further research include examinations of other aging body reminders, as well as variation across individuals.

Cited by 33 publications

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Feeling Older and Driving Less: The Effect of Age Identity on Older Adults’ Transition from Driving

Feeling Older and Driving Less: The Effect of Age Identity on Older Adults’ Transition from Driving

Aging in Context: Incorporating Everyday Experiences Into the Study of Subjective Age

Development and psychometric testing of the Gerontological Nursing Competence (GeroNursingCom) instrument

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