Korean beliefs about everyday memory and aging for self and others
Autor: | Ann P. Anas, Young-Sun Jin, Ellen Bouchard Ryan |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Aging Culture Self-concept 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology Developmental psychology 0508 media and communications Memory Surveys and Questionnaires Metamemory Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult Memory and aging Aged Age changes Korea Self 05 social sciences Mean age Self Concept Attitude Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Everyday memory Psychology |
Zdroj: | International journal of aginghuman development. 52(2) |
ISSN: | 0091-4150 |
Popis: | Studies in the West have demonstrated that more everyday memory problems are expected for typical older adults than for typical young adults. In order to examine memory beliefs about aging in Asia, we conducted a study in Korea which parallels that of Ryan and Kwong See (1993). We used the three self-efficacy scales of the Metamemory in Adulthood instrument (Dixon & Hultsch, 1983) to determine whether age changes are anticipated for oneself as well as for typical adults. Young adults ( N = 468; mean age = 21.0 years) rated the memory of either typical adults (aged 25, 45, or 65 years) or themselves at one of these ages. As in Ryan and Kwong See (1993), anticipation of decline was obtained on two of the three self-efficacy scales (i.e., capacity and change). In addition, beliefs about everyday memory decline (i.e., capacity and locus) were weaker for the self than for typical others. Hence, support was obtained for negative stereotypes about memory and aging in Korea as well as a self-protection bias indicating stronger anticipation of age-related decline among others. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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