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Decision strategies in health care choices for self and others
— older but not younger adults made adjustments for the age of the decision target | | Author(s) | Corinna E Löckenhoff, Laura L Carstensen |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 63B, no 2, March 2008 |
| Pages | pp P106-P109 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Health services ; Attitude ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25] ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 71 older (age 65-92) and 71 younger (age 18-29) participants made health care choices for themselves, a social partner of similar age or a social partner substantially older or younger than themselves. Using computer-based decision scenarios, participants reviewed positive, negative or neutral choice criteria before choosing. Older adults who chose for themselves reviewed a greater proportion of positive choice criteria, recalled their choices more positively, and showed more positive emotional responses than did younger adults. Comparable results were found where participants chose for another person of similar age. Older adults who were asked to choose for a young person, however, showed a reduced focus on positive information. In addition, their emotional experience during the review process was less positive. Younger adults' performance was not influenced by the decision target. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080729204 A |
| Classmark | L: DP: BB: SD6: 48: 7T |
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