Measurement of Aging Anxiety in Taiwan: An Application of a Multidimensional Item Response Model

Gao, Yu-Jing

doi:10.2224/sbp.2012.40.4.557

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“…Previous studies also supported the four-factor structure of the AAS [7,[22][23][24]. However, our study was the rst study to apply it particularly on the elderly adults.…”

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Psychometric Properties of the “Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale” among Iranian older people

Pakpour

Namjoo

Sabahiazar

et al. 2020

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BackgroundAssessing anxiety in the elderly and the factors affecting this phenomenon will help the health care providers to provide appropriate and effective support and health care services for older adults. The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Aging Scale (AAS) among Persian speaking older adults.Method:A sample of 703 community-dwelling older adults was recruited for the study. A 'forward-backward' translation procedure was conducted to develop the Iranian version of the AAS. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch model were then used for construct validity, and GHQ-12 and MSPSS were utilized for assessing concurrent validity of the AAS.ResultThe study participants included 416 (59.2%) men and 287 (40.8%) women with an average age of 69.4 years (SD D 8.11). Cronbach’s alpha for Fear of Old People, Psychological Concerns, Physical Appearance, Fear of Losses and the overall score was 0.881, 0.705, 0.748, 0.768 and 0.77, respectively. Applying CFA, it was found that the four original factors model was the best solution with 0.55 of the total variance. The result of the CFA indicated that this four-factor model had a good fit to the data. The results were then confirmed by Rasch analysis. Moreover, the AAS was significantly correlated with MSPSS (r=-0.395, p < 0.001) and GHQ_12 (r = 0.238, p < 0.001).ConclusionThe Persian version of the AAS was found to be valid and reliable for measuring anxiety of ageing among Persian speaking elderly populations.

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“…Previous studies also supported the four-factor structure of the AAS [7,[22][23][24]. However, our study was the rst study to apply it particularly on the elderly adults.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Psychometric Properties of the “Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale” among Iranian older people

Pakpour

Namjoo

Sabahiazar

et al. 2020

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“…Several studies have corroborated the factorial structure found by the authors of the scale [18,[27][28][29][30][31], although discrepancies have been found in the number and meaning of items according to age and gender when adapting the instrument to different contexts [18,32].…”

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“…Research on aging anxiety has shown that this construct is related to different factors, with age and gender being the most widely studied. With respect to age, several studies have shown that young people have higher levels of anxiety about aging [17][18][19], probably due to fear of the unknown and a stereotypical misconception of this stage of life [19]. These findings are not conclusive, however, because in the few studies conducted with samples of middle-aged and older people, they showed more anxiety about old age than younger people [20,21].…”

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Validation of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) for the Spanish Context

Fernández-Jiménez

Álvarez-Hernández

Salguero-García

et al. 2020

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Increased longevity has led to concerns and fears among the population about the inexorable process of ageing. This process causes individuals to become more anxious about the physical and psychosocial changes caused by the passage of time. However, there are currently no scales in the Spanish context that analyse ageing. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to validate the Anxiety about Aging scale to the Spanish context. In the present study, 594 subjects between 25 and 64 years old participated. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used. The results revealed that the factor structure of the questionnaire shows adequate psychometric properties, showing a four-factor factor structure.

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“…Los estudios han demostrado consistentemente que son los adultos jóvenes quienes tienen una opinión más negativa y mayor ansiedad acerca del propio envejecimiento que los mayores, y las mujeres las que muestran mayor ansiedad en relación a la apariencia fisca, (Luo et al, 2013;Yan et al, 2011); mientras que los adultos mayores sin distinción de género reportan mayor ansiedad en lo referente a las perdidas (Gao, 2012). Para K. Lasher y P. Faulkender (1993) la ansiedad ante el envejecimiento es un factor importante en la medición de las actitudes y comportamientos hacia las personas de edad avanzada, así como un factor mediador en la adaptación al propio proceso de envejecimiento; estos autores han definido la ansiedad sobre el envejecimiento como la preocupación y la previsión de pérdidas físicas, mentales y personales adversas durante el proceso de envejecimiento; explorando los temores del envejecimiento a través de cuatro dimensiones: miedo a las personas mayores, la apariencia física, problemas psicológicos, y temor a las pérdidas.…”

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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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Measurement of Aging Anxiety in Taiwan: An Application of a Multidimensional Item Response Model

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Psychometric Properties of the “Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale” among Iranian older people

Psychometric Properties of the “Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale” among Iranian older people

Validation of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) for the Spanish Context

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

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