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| Stereotype traits of older adults generated by young, middle-aged and older Chinese participants | | Author(s) | Yan Bing Zhang, Mary Lee Hummert, Teri A Garstka |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 4, no 2, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 119-140 |
| Keywords | Attitudes to the old of general public ; Chinese people ; Young adults [20-25] ; Middle aged ; Age groups [elderly] ; Comparison ; United States of America ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | The stereotype traits of 40 young (median age 19.6 years), 40 middle-aged (median age 36.8) and 40 older Chinese adults (median age 64.7) were examined. Trait lists were compared across age groups and to traits reported by US and Chinese New Zealand participants in earlier research (Hummert et al, 1994; Ng et al, 1999). Results indicated considerable overlap between stereotype traits of these Chinese participants and those from earlier studies with Western participants, but also revealed 22 stereotype traits unique to Chinese culture. Participants of all ages reported more positive age traits than negative ones, with young participants reporting the highest number of positive traits. Consistent with Ng et al, the latter result suggests that views of ageing are more positive in Chinese than in Western cultures. Discussion focuses on age stereotypes in the context of Chinese culture. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031120204 A |
| Classmark | TOB: TKL: SD6: SE: BB: 48: 7T: 7YN |
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