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| The self-concept of the elderly: a cross-cultural comparison | | Author(s) | Michael W Katzko, Nardi Steverink, Freya Dittmann-Kohli |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 46, no 3, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 171-187 |
| Keywords | Adjustment ; Attitude ; Cross cultural surveys ; Netherlands ; Spain. |
| Annotation | Psychogerontological research has recently begun to focus on the contents of motivational and cognitive systems in the process of adaptation over the life span. This study examined the self-concept of older people in a cross-cultural perspective. An open-ended sentence completion methodology was used on a sample of Spanish and Dutch older adults, who were compared to gain an idea of the cross-cultural generality of the content of the self-concept. Analysis focused on the responses to sentences which probed the respondents' motivations and future plans and goals. Differences could be interpreted as reflecting an individualistic (Dutch) versus a collectivistic (Spanish) distinction between the two cultures. In addition, the findings had implications for how to interpret dimensions of meaningful ageing: a dimension such as `purpose in life' was more generalisable across the two samples than a dimensions such as `autonomy'. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980701406 A |
| Classmark | DR: DP: 3KA: 76H: 76S |
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