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Shifting self-perceptions of ageing: differential effects of value priorities on self-perceptions of ageing beyond age stereotypes

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  • Anne Blawert

    (University Medicine Greifswald)

  • Susanne Wurm

    (University Medicine Greifswald)

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Self-perceptions of ageing (SPA) are important predictors of health in later life. However, research on antecedents of SPA other than age stereotypes is scarce. To address this gap, this study investigates the impact of personal value priorities beyond age stereotypes on SPA. Can values as the motivational basis of attitudes and evaluations predict gain- and loss-related SPA? To answer this question, we conducted multiple regression analyses of longitudinal data from two waves (2008, 2011) of the German Ageing Survey (DEAS; N = 6089, age range in 2008: 40–93 years). Gain- and loss-related SPA as well as age stereotypes were assessed with two AgeCog scales and personal values with the 21-item Portrait Values Questionnaire. Results indicate that value priorities relate to SPA longitudinally in domain-specific ways: People with a value priority of openness to change and self-transcendence reported more gain-related SPA at follow-up, whereas those who prioritized conservation reported less gain-related SPA. In the domain of loss-related SPA, those people with a value priority of self-enhancement reported more and those prioritizing self-transcendence reported less loss-related SPA at follow-up. These results complement and extend recent findings on the role of personality for SPA. They suggest that whether people focus on the gains or losses that occur with age, whether they perceive ageing as a threat or chance, is not only shaped by their age stereotypes, but also by what they find important—their values.

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  • Anne Blawert & Susanne Wurm, 2021. "Shifting self-perceptions of ageing: differential effects of value priorities on self-perceptions of ageing beyond age stereotypes," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 257-267, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujoag:v:18:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s10433-020-00578-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10433-020-00578-3
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