Psychometric Properties of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire-Short Form (AAQ-SF) in Sri Lanka.

Himalshi P S Kristoper, Lidia Suárez, Nigel V Marsh

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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The respective roles of negative and positive views of aging in predicting rehabilitation outcomes.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026
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Himalshi P S KristoperKalana Mithuru Sevana, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0009-0001-6049-8627

Lidia SuárezSchool of Social and Health Sciences, James Cook University, 149 Sims Drive, Singapore 387380, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5614-6509

Nigel V MarshTropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, 149 Sims Drive, Singapore 387380, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4060-6432

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Abstract

In Sri Lanka, despite cultural norms traditionally encouraging older adults to live with their families, a growing number now reside in homes for the elderly. Limited research has explored how attitudes toward aging affect these institutionalized older adults. This study examined the construct validity of the 12-item Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire-Short Form (AAQ-SF) and its association with quality of life among 317 residents of 13 retirement homes. The AAQ-SF showed acceptable internal consistency for the total scale (Cronbach's α = 0.71), though subscale reliabilities were modest. Confirmatory factor analysis supported good construct validity for a three-factor model-χ

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AgingAttitudePsychometricsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSri LankaSurveys and QuestionnairesAAQ-SFattitudes toward agingolder adultspsychometric propertiesretirement homesSri Lanka

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PMID41899759

DOI10.3390/ijerph23030383

PMCPMC13027100

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