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Physical recovery after acute myocardial infarction
— positive age self-stereotypes as a resource | | Author(s) | Becca R Levy, Martin D Slade, Jeanine May |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 62, no 4, 2006 |
| Pages | pp 285-302 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Heart disease ; Rehabilitation ; Convalescence ; Health [elderly] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The researchers considered whether positive and stable self-stereotypes of stigmatised group members can influence functioning (in contrast, stereotype threat theory suggests these influential self-stereotypes are limited to ones that are negative and situational). Specifically examined were older individuals' positive age stereotypes after a life-threatening event, an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). 62 people, aged 50 to 96 participated. As expected, positive age stereotypes were found, even immediately after an AMI, and they did not significantly change over the next seven months. Also as expected, these self-stereotypes predicted physical recovery, after adjusting for potentially relevant covariates. Recovery expectations acted as a mediator. These findings suggest the importance of understanding the role that positive stereotypes may play in the health of stigmatised group members. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060608206 A |
| Classmark | CQH: LM: LNC: CC: TOB: DP: 7T |
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