Ashkelon Academic College, Israel.
University of Haifa, Israel.
J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Dec;40(12):1876-1880. doi: 10.1177/0733464820967209. Epub 2020 Oct 23.
Ageism has been associated with negative perceptions of the future and the aging process. The current study argues that this connection is affected by the relevance older adults attribute to the cognitive category of age in their own self-appraisal, as well as by how they perceive this awareness in others. Accordingly, we examined the association between ageism and subjective accelerated aging (i.e., the rate the individual feels he or she is aging) and the moderating role of self-age awareness and other-age awareness on this connection. Data were collected from 267 participants (age range = 40-95; = 64.32, = 14.09), using scales assessing ageism, self/other age awareness, and subjective accelerated aging. High ageism levels were associated with increased subjective accelerated aging. Moreover, this connection was moderated by both self- and other-age awareness. The study enhances the importance of personal appraisals of one's own and others' behaviors as age-related in this context.
年龄歧视与对未来和衰老过程的负面看法有关。本研究认为，这种联系受到老年人在自我评估中对认知年龄类别赋予的相关性，以及他们对他人这种认知的看法的影响。因此，我们研究了年龄歧视与主观加速老化（即个体感觉自己衰老的速度）之间的关系，以及自我年龄意识和他人年龄意识对这种联系的调节作用。数据来自 267 名参与者（年龄范围为 40-95 岁； = 64.32， = 14.09），使用的量表评估了年龄歧视、自我/他人年龄意识和主观加速老化。高年龄歧视水平与主观加速老化的增加有关。此外，这种联系受到自我和他人年龄意识的调节。这项研究增强了在这种情况下，个人对自己和他人与年龄相关行为的评价的重要性。
