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Validation of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) for the Spanish Context

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  • Carolina Fernández-Jiménez

    (Department of Psychology, University of Granada, 18010 Granada, Spain)

  • Joaquín F. Álvarez-Hernández

    (Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Darío Salguero-García

    (Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • José M. Aguilar-Parra

    (Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Rubén Trigueros

    (Department of Language and Education, University of Antonio de Nebrija, 28015 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Increased longevity has led to concerns and fears among the population about the inexorable process of ageing. This process causes individuals to become more anxious about the physical and psychosocial changes caused by the passage of time. However, there are currently no scales in the Spanish context that analyse ageing. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to validate the Anxiety about Aging scale to the Spanish context. In the present study, 594 subjects between 25 and 64 years old participated. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used. The results revealed that the factor structure of the questionnaire shows adequate psychometric properties, showing a four-factor factor structure.

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  • Carolina Fernández-Jiménez & Joaquín F. Álvarez-Hernández & Darío Salguero-García & José M. Aguilar-Parra & Rubén Trigueros, 2020. "Validation of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) for the Spanish Context," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:12:p:4231-:d:371097
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