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Desired lifetime and end-of-life desires across adulthood from 20 to 90
— a dual-source information model | | Author(s) | Frieder R Lang, Paul B Baltes, Gert G Wagner |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 62B, no 5, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp P268-P276 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Death ; Terminal care ; Life span ; Attitude ; Cross sectional surveys ; Germany. |
| Annotation | How long do people want to live, and how does scientific research on ageing affect such desires? A dual-source information model proposes that ageing expectations and desires are informed differently by two sources: personal experiences, and societal and scientific influences. Two separate studies with German national samples explored desires regarding length of life among adults aged 20-90. Findings are, first, that desired lifetime was found to be consistent at around age 85 with few age differences. Second, experimental induction of good or bad news from research on ageing had little effect on Study 1 (telephone interview, September 2005). Third, interest in science has moderating effects on desired lifetime in Study 2 (face-to-face interview, Spring 2006). Fourth, there is a high prevalence of strong desire to control the "when and how" of one's death, although only 11% of the individuals completed a living will. Findings are consistent with the dual-source information model. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080306205 A |
| Classmark | CW: LV: BG6: DP: 3KB: 767 |
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