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| Age differences in self-appraisal motivation | | Author(s) | Dean D Von Dras |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 45, no 2, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 133-158 |
| Keywords | Self esteem ; Competence ; Older people ; Adults ; Comparison. |
| Annotation | Research into self-appraisal of ability has suggested that it may change with development, and that later-life self-appraisal is directed at what one could do before and what one can do now, rather than an evaluation of self in relation to the performance of others. This article reports on a laboratory investigation of self-appraisal motivation in two groups of younger and older adults. Each participant was administered two tests purported to measure different thinking abilities, and received feedback intended to manipulate their level of uncertainty about those abilities. Motivation to self-appraise was assessed using behavioural choice measures. Results indicated that older adults were less likely than younger adults to initiate behaviour that would reduce uncertainty about ability. Subsequent post-hoc analyses suggested that in older people an attenuation of self-appraisal motivation occurs as a result of low efficacy or heightened uncertainty about capabilities. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971204409 A |
| Classmark | DPA: DPB: B: SD: 48 |
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