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| Korean beliefs about everyday memory and aging for self and others | | Author(s) | Young-Sun Jin, Ellen Bouchard Ryan, Ann P Anas |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 52, no 2, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 103-114 |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Mental ageing ; Young adults [20-25] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Korea. |
| Annotation | Studies in the West have demonstrated that more everyday memory problems are expected for typical older adults than for typical young adults. This study examined the beliefs of 468 Korean young adults' (mean age 21) about memory across the life span, and whether a more positive age trajectory is anticipated for the self than typical others. On the basis of findings by Ryan and Kwong See (Journals of Gerontology, Psychological Sciences, 1993), the authors predicted a main effect for target age, with a belief in declining memory, especially for the change and capacity scales on the Metamemory in Adulthood instrument. Beliefs about everyday memory decline were weaker for the self than for typical others. Hence, support was obtained for negative stereotypes about memory and ageing in Korea, as well as a self-protection bias, indicating stronger anticipation of age-related decline in other people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010702208 A |
| Classmark | DB: D6: SD6: TOB: 7DK |
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