Can an Aging Leopard Change Its Spots? The Role of Mindset of Aging on Implicit and Explicit Attitudes in Older Adults.

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1177/01640275221104827

Kellie E Brown, Anna Hall, Madisen Hillebrant-Openshaw, Erika K Fulton

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Growth mindset of aging (MA) refers to the belief that aging processes are malleable, while fixed MA is the belief that how one ages is predetermined and unchangeable. Using experimental methods, we manipulated MA and explored its impact on implicit old-age attitudes and self-perceptions of aging. Eighty-six older adults were randomly placed into a growth or fixed MA condition. Next, we assessed implicit old-age attitudes and self-perceptions of aging. The experimental manipulation was successful in that group MA scores differed, but MA did not significantly influence implicit old-age attitudes or self-perceptions of aging. However, a regression analysis revealed a novel finding: More growth MA was related to less negative implicit old-age attitudes and more positive self-perceptions of aging. These findings are an important contribution to the MA literature, which is in its infancy.

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上了年纪的豹子能改变斑点吗?老龄化心态对老年人内隐和外显态度的影响。

衰老的成长性思维(Growth mindset of aging, MA)是指认为衰老过程是可塑的，而固定性思维(fixed MA)是认为一个人的衰老方式是预先确定的、不可改变的。采用实验方法，对MA进行操纵，探讨其对内隐养老态度和衰老自我认知的影响。86名老年人被随机分为生长或固定MA状态。其次，我们评估了内隐的老年态度和对衰老的自我认知。实验操作成功的实验组MA得分存在差异，但MA对内隐老年态度和衰老自我认知没有显著影响。然而，回归分析揭示了一个新的发现:更多的成长MA与更少的消极内隐老年态度和更积极的衰老自我认知有关。这些发现是对MA文献的重要贡献，MA文献还处于起步阶段。

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Research on Aging GERONTOLOGY-

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4.50

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期刊介绍： Research on Aging is an interdisciplinary journal designed to reflect the expanding role of research in the field of social gerontology. Research on Aging exists to provide for publication of research in the broad range of disciplines concerned with aging. Scholars from the disciplines of sociology, geriatrics, history, psychology, anthropology, public health, economics, political science, criminal justice, and social work are encouraged to contribute articles to the journal. Emphasis will be on materials of broad scope and cross-disciplinary interest. Assessment of the current state of knowledge is as important as provision of an outlet for new knowledge, so critical and review articles are welcomed. Systematic attention to particular topics will also be featured.