Aging Perceptions Questionnaire

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Barker ◽  
Ann O'Hanlon ◽  
Hannah M, McGee ◽  
Anne Hickey ◽  
Ronan M Conroy
Keyword(s):  
Aging Perceptions

scholarly journals Successful Aging: Perceptions of Adults Aged between 70 and 101 Years

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tess Knight ◽  
Lina A. Ricciardelli
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Aging Perceptions

In this research, content analysis was employed to investigate older adults' perceptions of successful aging and the relationship of these perceptions to definitions given in the literature to date. Participants were 18 males and 42 females between the ages of 70 and 101 years. Analyses revealed older adults mentioned only 1 or 2 criteria of successful aging if asked for a definition; however, when prompted, they rated almost all the criteria emerging from the literature as highly important. Participants reported adjusting to the situations they were in by compensating for losses that occurred and selecting activities that best suited their capabilities. Overall, older adults' perceptions of successful aging were similar to aspects identified in the literature. Not all aspects, however, were seen as important by all participants, and only low to moderate correlations were found between some aspects of successful aging.

scholarly journals Perceptions on Own Aging: Comparisons between Young Adults with and without Caregiving Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 1050-1050
Author(s):  
Phoebe Clark ◽  
Vanessa Cuppari ◽  
Matthew Picchiello ◽  
Michiko Iwasaki ◽  
Andrew Futterman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Young Caregivers ◽  
School Work ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Aging Perceptions

Abstract Although informal caregiving for older adults (OAs) can increase knowledge and awareness about one’s own aging (Pope, 2013), it can also negatively impact caregivers’ physical health and emotional wellbeing (AARP & NAC, 2020) and have spillover effects on school, work, and marriage (Dellmann-Jenkins & Blankemeyer, 2009). Despite the recent trend of family caregiving for OAs by young adults (YAs), research about these young caregivers is scarce. The present study focused on YAs’ perceptions on aging. We hypothesized that YAs who provided at least three months of caregiving tasks for OAs would hold more awareness and negative perceptions on their own aging, as measured by a modified version of the Brief Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (Sexton et al., 2014), compared to those who did not. We recruited 234 YAs between the ages of 18 - 40 (Mage = 29.78, SD, age = 4.83; 59% White; 65.4% male) and had them complete a survey via Amazon Mechanical Turks. About one third (32.1%) had caregiving experience. Results of independent t-tests revealed that caregivers scored higher on awareness of aging [t(229) = 6.950., p < .001, d = .865] and negative consequences/control [t(231) = 6.528., p < .001, d = .927]. Scores of positive consequences/control did not differ between the two groups. Our findings indicate the need for psychological interventions designed to help young caregivers integrate their caregiving experiences with less negative aging perceptions. Future research should examine the direct effects of caregiving experience on perceptions of aging between young and middle-aged adults.

scholarly journals AGING PERCEPTIONS: INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENCES AT THREE DECADES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 452-453
Author(s):  
N Meinertz ◽  
J Margrett ◽  
M Shelley
Keyword(s):  
Aging Perceptions

Chinese version of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (C-APQ): assessment of reliability and validity

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 567-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Chen ◽  
Yunqi Hu ◽  
Daqiao Zhu ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Lanshu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Aging Perceptions
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