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Why do I dread looking old?
— A test of social identity theory, terror management theory, and the double standard of aging | | Author(s) | Jill M Chonody, Barbra Teater |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 28, no 2, [March-April] 2016 |
| Publisher | Routledge, [March-April] 2016 |
| Pages | pp 112-126 (IN: Journal of Women and Aging, vol 28, nos 1-3, 2016) |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline,com |
| Keywords | Students ; Attitude ; Ageing process ; Biological ageing ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Theory ; Social surveys ; United States of America ; England ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Outward appearance is one of the means by which age is determined, and fear of looking old may stem from fears about social identity and death. This study explored how social identity theory and terror management theory may help to explain the dread of looking old. University students from the United States, England, and Australia (N = 1,042) completed a questionnaire regarding their attitudes about ageing and older adults. Results indicated that sex, age, beliefs about personal aging, and death anxiety explained 30.4% of the variance for participants' dread of looking old. Theoretical hypotheses were supported by the authors' findings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160805251 A |
| Classmark | XN: DP: BG: BH: TOB: 4D: 3F: 7T: 82: 7YA |
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