Magdalena Zadworna, Brudek Paweł J, Laidlaw Ken
Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Health Psychol Rep. 2024 Jan 26;13(1):100-110. doi: 10.5114/hpr/177270. eCollection 2025.
The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) is a measure designed for cross-cultural comparisons of attitudes to ageing from the perspective of older adults. The article presents a cultural and linguistic adaptation of the AAQ for use with Polish-speaking people.
The Polish translation of the AAQ-24, Personal Wellbeing Index, Geriatric Depression Scale and demographic and health survey were administered to 500 older adult participants living in Poland: 269 women (53.8%) and 231 men (46.2%), aged 60 to 86 ( = 66.75, = 5.10).
Similar to other translations of the AAQ, analyses confirmed a three-factor structure for the AAQ. Factor structure was confirmed as: psychosocial loss, physical change, and psychological growth. The tool was found to have good validity based on confirmatory factor analysis, as well as satisfactory latent construct reliability and internal consistency (Cronbach's α and H coefficient > .70 for all subscales). Test-retest reliability in a three-week interval was good (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) ranged between .86 and .91, < .01, for all subscales). The AAQ-24-PL shows appropriate convergent and divergent validity. Demographic differences in AAQ-24-PL were also found.
The results confirm the validity and reliability of the AAQ-24-PL, and this useful tool demonstrates acceptable psychometric performance. Researchers and practitioners working with older adults can benefit from using this tool to assess losses and gains with ageing.
衰老态度问卷（AAQ）是一种从老年人视角出发，用于跨文化比较衰老态度的测量工具。本文介绍了对AAQ进行文化和语言调适后供讲波兰语的人群使用的情况。
对居住在波兰的500名老年参与者进行了AAQ - 24的波兰语翻译版、个人幸福指数、老年抑郁量表以及人口统计学和健康调查：其中269名女性（53.8%），231名男性（46.2%），年龄在60至86岁之间（平均年龄 = 66.75岁，标准差 = 5.10岁）。
与AAQ的其他翻译版本类似，分析证实了AAQ的三因素结构。因素结构确定为：心理社会丧失、身体变化和心理成长。基于验证性因素分析，该工具具有良好的效度，以及令人满意的潜在结构信度和内部一致性（所有子量表的Cronbach's α系数和H系数均大于0.70）。三周间隔的重测信度良好（所有子量表的组内相关系数（ICC）在0.86至0.91之间，p < 0.01）。AAQ - 24 - PL显示出适当的收敛效度和区分效度。还发现了AAQ - 24 - PL在人口统计学方面的差异。
结果证实了AAQ - 24 - PL的效度和信度，这个有用的工具展示了可接受的心理测量性能。与老年人合作的研究人员和从业者可以通过使用该工具来评估衰老带来的损失和收获而受益。
