Prediction of subjective age, desired age, and age satisfaction in older adults: Do some health dimensions contribute more than others?

Hubley, Anita M.; Russell, Lara B.

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“…Self-perceived health has also shown to be a highly reliable measure of one's physical health and even mortality (Ayalon and Covinsky 2009). Consistently, research has shown that more impaired individuals are more likely to report an older age identity (Bowling et al 2005;Hubley and Russell 2009). Therefore, we expect that those individuals of worse health also are more likely to perceive lower thresholds for the ending of youth and the beginning of old age.…”

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Macro- and micro-level predictors of age categorization: results from the European Social Survey

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This study evaluated macro-and micro-level variables associated with individuals' perception of the ending of youth, the beginning of old age, and the length of the middle age period. The European Social Survey is a biennial multi-country, cross-sectional survey. Our analysis is based on the fourth wave, which included a rotating module on ageism. The source sample consisted of 28 countries and a total of 54,988 respondents. Whereas macro-level variability accounted for 14 % of the variance associated with the perception of the ending of youth, only 5.7 % of the variance associated with the perception of the beginning of old age was accounted for by macro-level variability. Almost 10 % of the variance associated with the perception of the middle age period was associated with macro-level variability. Different patterns of macro-and micro-level correlates emerged for the ending of youth, beginning of old age, and the period of middle age. Overall, results demonstrate that individual differences in the perception of the ending of youth, the beginning of old age, and the length of the middle age period are more pronounced than contextual differences. Results also suggest that individuals' mental maps regarding the timing of these events are not necessarily concordant.

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Macro- and micro-level predictors of age categorization: results from the European Social Survey

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“…Experimental studies in the gerontology literature have shown that antecedents, such as perceived health (Hubley & Russell, 2009) and socioeconomic status (Barrett, 2003), affect age identities.…”

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It matters how old you feel: Antecedents and performance consequences of average relative subjective age in organizations.

Kunze¹,

Raes²,

Bruch³

2015

Journal of Applied Psychology

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This article extends the conceptual knowledge of average relative subjective age in organizations by exploring organizational-level antecedents and consequences of employees, on average, feeling younger than their chronological age. We draw from the theories of selection-optimization-compensation and socioemotional selectivity to build a theoretical framework for relative subjective age in organizations. We hypothesize that companies in which employees, on average, perceive themselves to be younger than they actually are have a higher average individual goal accomplishment and, in turn, experience higher company performance. We further hypothesize that employees' average experience of high work-related meaning relates to a lower subjective age in organizations. In addition, we assess the role of environmental dynamism and age-inclusive human resource management as moderators in this theoretical model. Through empirically testing this model in a multisource dataset, including 107 companies with 15,164 participating employees, we received support for the hypothesized relationships. Our results contribute to current debates in the scientific literature on age and have important practical implications in light of the demographic changes faced by many companies. This research indicates to both researchers and practitioners that it is not employees' chronological age but their subjective age, a factor that can be influenced, which drives organizational performance outcomes.

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“…Od svih varijabli za koje se pokazalo da pridonose subjektivnoj dobi, varijable povezane sa zdravljem obično objaš-njavaju najveću proporciju varijance subjektivne dobi, pri čemu lošije zdravlje pridonosi višoj subjektivnoj dobi (Hubley i Hultsch, 1994;Hubley i Russell, 2009). Mlađi dobni identitet povezan je s boljim tjelesnim funkcioniranjem i mentalnim zdravljem (Keyes i Westerhof, 2012;Stephan, Chalabaev, Kotter-Grühn i Jaconelli, 2013) te s povoljnijom samoprocjenom zdravlja (Stephan, Demulier i Terracciano, 2012;Wes-terhof i sur., 2003).…”

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“…Mlađi dobni identitet povezan je s boljim tjelesnim funkcioniranjem i mentalnim zdravljem (Keyes i Westerhof, 2012;Stephan, Chalabaev, Kotter-Grühn i Jaconelli, 2013) te s povoljnijom samoprocjenom zdravlja (Stephan, Demulier i Terracciano, 2012;Wes-terhof i sur., 2003). Istraživanja dosljedno pokazuju da među potencijalnim prediktorima subjektivne dobi samoprocjena zdravlja objašnjava značajnu proporciju varijance subjektivne dobi, dok sociodemografske varijable, kao rod i obrazovanje, imaju gotovo zanemarivu ulogu (Barak i Stern, 1986;Hubley i Russell, 2009;Rubin i Berntsen, 2006).…”

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“…Dosadašnja su istraživanja pokazala da među potencijalnim prediktorima varijable povezane sa zdravljem obično objašnjavaju najveću proporciju varijance subjektivne dobi (Hubley i Hultsch, 1994;Hubley i Russell, 2009). Mlađi dobni identitet povezan je s boljim tjelesnim i mentalnim zdravljem (Keyes i Westerhof, 2012;Stephan i sur., 2013) te s povoljnijom samoprocjenom zdravlja (Stephan i sur., 2012;Westerhof i sur., 2003).…”

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The Relationship Between Subjective Age and Some Sociodemographic Characteristics, Personality Traits and Health

Novoselić¹,

Junaković

2014

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Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati tri pokazatelja subjektivne dobi (kognitivnu, komparativnu i željenu), njihove međusobne povezanosti te odnos s nekim sociodemografskim značajkama, osobinama ličnosti iz petofaktorskoga modela i samoprocjenom zdravlja. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 230 osoba od 20 do 72 godine iz nekoliko hrvatskih gradova. Relevantni konstrukti mjereni su IPIP50 upitnikom ličnosti te pitanjima koja se odnose na aspekte subjektivne dobi i samoprocjenu zdravlja. Pokazalo se da su kognitivna i željena dob sudionika istraživanja bile u prosjeku značajno niže od kronološke, a većina se osjećala mlađima i u odnosu na pripadnike vlastite dobne skupine. S porastom dobi rasla je i razlika između pokazatelja subjektivne i kronološke dobi. Nisu utvrđene značajne rodne razlike u subjektivnoj dobi, kao ni značajna povezanost obrazovanja s mjerama subjektivne dobi. Suprotno očekivanjima, rezultati hijerarhijskih regresijskih analiza pokazali su da su osobine ličnosti iz petofaktorskoga modela bolji prediktori subjektivne dobi u odnosu na samoprocjenu zdravlja. Međutim, i osobine ličnosti i zdravlje objasnili su, nakon kontrole kronološke dobi, malu proporciju varijance triju pokazatelja subjektivne dobi.Ključne riječi: subjektivna dob, osobine ličnosti, samoprocjena zdravlja Ivana Tucak Junaković, Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za psihologiju, Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV. br. 2,

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Prediction of subjective age, desired age, and age satisfaction in older adults: Do some health dimensions contribute more than others?

Cited by 100 publications

References 48 publications

Macro- and micro-level predictors of age categorization: results from the European Social Survey

Macro- and micro-level predictors of age categorization: results from the European Social Survey

It matters how old you feel: Antecedents and performance consequences of average relative subjective age in organizations.

The Relationship Between Subjective Age and Some Sociodemographic Characteristics, Personality Traits and Health

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