ReviewEuropean journal of ageing2021
Questionnaire measures of self-directed ageing stereotype in older adults: a systematic review of measurement properties.
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- Examining subjective views of the aging process in older adults: a systematic review following the COSMIN methodology.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Latent profile analysis of self-perceptions of ageing among Chinese community-dwelling older adults.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2022Trial
- Counterclockwise Virtual Reality-Based Embodiment of a Younger Self and Revisit of a Past Iconic Event in Older Adults: Between-Groups Study of Cognitive and Physical Performance.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of an education intervention in reducing self- and other-directed ageism: a pre-/post- pilot study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the Kogan Attitudes toward Older People Scale: evidence from a German general-population survey.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adaptation and psychometric properties of the Spanish Perceived Ageism Questionnaire (PAQ).Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Attitude towards aging and anxiety in the relationship between social alienation and depression in Chinese rural empty-nest older adults: a chained mediation modeling analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of attitudes towards aging in elderly living in community care.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The Relationship between Subjective Aging and Cognition in Elderly People: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Association between positive control in self-perceptions of aging and motoric cognitive risk syndrome among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Scaling Down the PGCM Scale to Assess Views on Ageing More Efficiently: Finding a New Alternative.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
The population is ageing, but while average life expectancy continues to increase, healthy life expectancy has not necessarily matched this and negative ageing stereotypes remain prevalent. Self-directed ageing stereotypes are hypothesised to play an important role in older adults' health and well-being; however, a wide variety of terms and measures are used to explore this construct meaning there is a lack of clarity within the literature. A review was conducted to identify tools used to measure self-directed ageing stereotype in older adults and evaluate their quality. Searches identified 109 papers incorporating 40 different measures. Most common were the Philadelphia Geriatric Centre Morale Scale Attitude Towards Own Ageing (ATOA) subscale, Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) and Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire. Despite being most frequently used, the ATOA was developed to measure morale in older adults rather than self-directed ageing stereotypes. Over 25 terms were used to describe the concept, and it is suggested that for consistency the term "self-directed ageing stereotype" be adopted universally. Across measures, poor reporting of psychometric properties made it difficult to assess scale quality and more research is needed to fully assess measures before conclusions can be drawn as to the best tool; however, the Brief-APQ appears to hold most promise. Future research must address this issue before interventions to reduce negative self-directed ageing stereotypes can be developed and fully evaluated.
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