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Projections of aging — impact of generational differences and the aging process on perceptions of adults
Author(s)	Carole S Slotterback
Journal title	Psychology and Aging, vol 11, no 3, September 1996
Pages	pp 552-559
Keywords	Ageing process ; Personality ; Life span ; Attitudes to the old of general public.
Annotation	Previous studies on attitudes to ageing have not examined whether such attitudes are a function of the ageing process, or of perceptions of generations. This study was designed as a first step towards distinguishing between these possibilities. Young adults rated one target generation (today's 22-, 41-, or 69 year olds) at one age period (as 22-, 41-, or 69 year olds) on a series of personality attributes (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism). Results demonstrated that attitudes (i.e. perceptions of personality) varied more often as a function of target generation, reflecting a general tendency for young adults to view other generations in a different fashion from the way they view their own. Overall, attitudes toward the older generation or age period were more positive than negative.
Accession Number	CPA-971120219 A
Classmark	BG: DK: BG6: TOB
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