Nunes Cristina, Menéndez Susana, Martins Cátia, Martins Helena
Centre for Research in Psychology - CIP-UAL, Lisbon, Portugal.
University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
Psicol Reflex Crit. 2018 Jan 27;31(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s41155-018-0085-0.
Stereotyped beliefs about old age and the aging process have proven to strongly promote negative behaviors toward the elderly, with unfavorable influences on their mental and physical health. Therefore, it is important to assess negative aging attitudes with brief but reliable and validated measurement instruments. The psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Negative Stereotypes Towards Aging Questionnaire (15 items self-reported) are explored and described in a sample of 302 participants (213 females and 89 males) between the ages of 18 and 59 years old. Confirmatory Factor Analysis shows a one-factor structure, similar to the Spanish version. The internal reliability and mean inter-item correlation showed satisfactory psychometric proprieties. Factorial ANOVA reveals that differences in agism beliefs are mainly related to educational level, with lower negative stereotypes in more educated adults. No differences were found concerning gender. This instrument may be a useful tool to assess negative stereotypes toward old age and the aging process.
关于老年和衰老过程的刻板印象已被证明会强烈助长对老年人的负面行为，对他们的身心健康产生不利影响。因此，使用简短但可靠且经过验证的测量工具来评估消极的衰老态度很重要。在302名年龄在18至59岁之间的参与者（213名女性和89名男性）样本中，对葡萄牙语版《衰老负面刻板印象问卷》（15项自我报告）的心理测量特性进行了探索和描述。验证性因素分析显示出单因素结构，与西班牙语版相似。内部信度和平均项目间相关性显示出令人满意的心理测量特性。方差分析表明，年龄歧视观念的差异主要与教育水平有关，受教育程度较高的成年人负面刻板印象较低。未发现性别差异。该工具可能是评估对老年和衰老过程的负面刻板印象的有用工具。
