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Perceived youth: appraisal and characterization.

B Barak1, D R Rahtz

  • 1Department of Marketing & International Business, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550, USA.

International Journal of Aging & Human Development
|February 5, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Psychographic dimensions like perceived youth and feeling old are effective inner-age research variables for studying older adults. Higher perceived youth correlates with greater happiness and health, while feeling old is linked to negative outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Understanding the subjective experiences of aging is crucial for gerontological research.
  • Previous studies have explored chronological age but less on psychological perceptions of aging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of psychographic dimensions, specifically "perceived youth" and "feeling-old," as inner-age research variables.
  • To explore the relationship between these inner-age variables and various psychological and behavioral traits in older adults.

Main Methods:

  • A mail survey was conducted with respondents aged 60 to 94.
  • Inner-age was measured using "perceived youth" (discrepancy between chronological and cognitive age) and "feeling-old" (Likert scale agreement with "I feel old...").

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Main Results:

  • "Perceived youth" and "feeling-old" showed an inverse relationship.
  • Increased "perceived youth" (and decreased "feeling-old") correlated with higher happiness, self-rated health, venturesomeness, advice-giving, self-esteem, social activity, and fitness.
  • Conversely, increased "perceived youth" correlated with decreased reliance on advice, being a homebody, and health worries.

Conclusions:

  • Psychographic dimensions of youthfulness and identification with old age are valuable variables for studying older populations.
  • Subjective age perceptions significantly influence well-being and behaviors in later life.