Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar;98(2):135-158. doi: 10.1177/00914150231183139. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
This cross-sectional study examined whether internalized age stereotypes mediate the relationship between volunteering and self-efficacy for adults 50+ years of age. A convenience sample of volunteers (n = 173) residing in the United States of America Mountain West completed a 15-min, online survey. The independent variable was number of volunteer hours per week (mean = 6.44, SD = 5.50). The dependent variable was self-efficacy measured by five, four-point items from the general self-efficacy scale ( = .83; mean = 3.57, SD = .38). The indirect effects of five internalized positive and five negative age stereotypes were tested. Results indicate that increased internalized positive, but not negative, age stereotypes partially mediated the relationship between volunteer hours and self-efficacy. Although positive age stereotypes have long been considered a form of ageism, the findings suggest that internalized positive age stereotypes may function as a form of esteem to enhance psychosocial well-being.
本横断面研究考察了内隐年龄刻板印象是否在志愿者活动与 50 岁以上成年人自我效能感之间起中介作用。美国山区西部的志愿者（n=173）参与了一项方便抽样的 15 分钟在线调查。自变量为每周志愿者服务时间（平均值=6.44，标准差=5.50）。因变量是自我效能感，用一般自我效能感量表的五个四点制项目进行衡量（α=.83；平均值=3.57，标准差=0.38）。检验了五个内隐积极和五个内隐消极年龄刻板印象的间接效应。结果表明，内隐积极年龄刻板印象的增加部分中介了志愿者服务时间与自我效能感之间的关系。尽管积极的年龄刻板印象长期以来一直被认为是一种年龄歧视，但研究结果表明，内隐的积极年龄刻板印象可能是一种自尊的形式，能够增强心理健康。
