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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Perceptions of Aging Across 26 Cultures and Their Culture-Level Associates
Psychology and Aging, Volume 24, No. 4, Year 2009
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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. © 2009 American Psychological Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Löckenhoff, Corinna E.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
de Fruyt, Filip K.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Terracciano, Antonio
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
McCrae, Robert R.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
De Bolle, Marleen
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Costa, Paul T.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
Aguilar-Vafaie, Maria E.
Iran, Tehran
Tarbiat Modares University
Ahn, Chang kyu
South Korea, Busan
Pusan National University
Ahn, Hyun nie
South Korea, Seoul
Ewha Womans University
Alcalay, Lidia
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Allïk, Jüri
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.
United States, Saint Paul
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Barbaranelli, Claudio
Italy, Rome
Faculty of Medicine and Psychology
Benet-Martinez, Veronica
United States, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
Blatný, Marek
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Bratko, Denis
Croatia, Zagreb
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Cain, Thomas R.
United States, Piscataway
Department of Psychology
Crawford, Jarret T.
United States, Piscataway
Department of Psychology
Lima, Margarida P.
Portugal, Coimbra
Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação
Ficková, Emília
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Gheorghiu, Mirona A.
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Halberstadt, Jamin
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Hřebíĉková, Martina
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Jussim, Lee
United States, Piscataway
Department of Psychology
Klinkosz, Waldemar
Poland, Lublin
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła Ii
Knežević, Goran
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
de Figueroa, Nora Leibovich
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Martin, Thomas A.
United States, Selinsgrove
Susquehanna University
Marušić, Iris
Croatia, Zagreb
Institute for Social Research, Zagreb
Mastor, Khairul A.
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Miramontez, Daniel R.
United States, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
Nakazato, Katsuharu
Japan, Iwate District
Iwate Prefectural University
Nansubuga, Florence
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Pramila, V. S.
India, Visakhapatnam
Andhra University
Realo, Anu
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Rolland, Jean Pierre
France, Nanterre
Université Paris Nanterre
Rossier, Jérôme
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Schmidt, Vanina
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Sekowski, Andrzej
Poland, Lublin
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła Ii
Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland University of Technology
Shimonaka, Yoshiko
Japan, Fujimino
Bunkyo Gakuin University
Simonetti, Franco
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Siuta, Jerzy
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Smith, Peter Bevington
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Szmigielska, Barbara
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Wang, Lei
China, Beijing
Peking University
Yamaguchi, Mami
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Yik, Michelle
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 403
Authors: 48
Affiliations: 34
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1037/a0016901
ISSN:
08827974
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study