Action-related thoughts and beliefs regulate the effect of age stereotypes on aging preparation
Lang, Frieder and Fung, Helene and Tse, Dwight and Kim-Knauss, Yaeji (2021) Action-related thoughts and beliefs regulate the effect of age stereotypes on aging preparation. Innovation in Aging, 5 (Supple). p. 193. (https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.729)
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Abstract
Thinking about old age stereotypically affects one’s engagement in age-related behaviors and developmental regulation. We hypothesized that positive or negative aging stereotype (AS) would be associated with more or less aging preparation, while action-related thoughts and beliefs might exert influence thereon. We used the AAF online-study dataset consisting of 591 German, 348 Chinese, and 139 American adults (aged 18−93 and 55% female). Using a count measure of 15-preparatory-activities, we first explored the role of AS measured by a bipolar scale and how perceived utility and risk of aging preparation differentiate this association. Findings revealed that perceiving more utility buffered the impact of negative AS, which suggests that one’s action-related thoughts are more proximal and self-relevant predictor of aging preparation. Besides, Chinese and Americans were more susceptible to the presence of AS than Germans, implying that cultural background or societal conditions might also shape one’s belief system and thereby regulate behaviors.
ORCID iDs
Lang, Frieder, Fung, Helene, Tse, Dwight ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-1849 and Kim-Knauss, Yaeji;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 79199 Dates: DateEvent17 December 2021Published17 December 2021Published OnlineSubjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 20 Jan 2022 16:14 Last modified: 30 Aug 2024 01:09 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/79199