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Measurement of aging anxiety in an elderly Australian population
Author(s)	Rochelle E Watkins, Rosemary Coates, Paola Ferroni
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 46, no 4, 1998
Pages	pp 319-332
Keywords	Ageing process ; Biological ageing ; Attitude ; Evaluation ; Australia.
Annotation	Few studies have examined issues relating to the measurement of ageing anxiety in older people. The aim of this Australian study was to modify an existing ageing anxiety scale to produce an instrument specifically designed to assess ageing anxiety in an older population. Existing instruments fail to consistently orientate ageing associated threats into the future, and this poses a significant problem for the measurement of ageing anxiety in older populations. It is suggested that this factor has confounded reports of the relationship between ageing anxiety and advancing age. An existing valid and reliable instrument, the Anxiety about Aging scale was modified for use with older respondents and tested on 123 independent community-dwelling older adults. The results indicate that the modified scale provides a valid assessment of ageing anxiety in older people. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980701404 A
Classmark	BG: BH: DP: 4C: 7YA
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