Assessing aging stereotypes: Personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging
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Fernández Ballesteros, Rocío
Olmos, Ricardo
Bustillos, Antonio
Schettini, Rocío
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Evaluando estereotipos del envejecimiento: estereotipos personales, autoestereotipos
y auto-percepción del envejecimiento. Antecedentes: existe
una amplia red semántica sobre los estereotipos del envejecimiento; donde
se confunden diferentes términos como: los estereotipos personales, autoestereotipos
y la auto-percepción del envejecimiento; así como la manera
en que se evalúan. Método: con el objetivo de clarifi car esta red semántica,
se analiza la versión traducida del modelo de medición Image of Aging
Scale (IAS) a través del análisis factorial exploratorio y confi rmatorio, en
dos sub-muestras representativas de la población española mayor de 18 (N
= 1.105) y en una muestra de gerontólogos y geriatras (N = 325). También
se administran el IAS (con diferentes instrucciones) y la escala de 5 ítems
de Lawton a una muestra representativa de españoles mayores de 50 años.
Resultados: nuestros resultados indican que la versión española de la IAS
tiene una estructura psicométrica similar a la propuesta por los autores.
La estructura factorial se replica en ambas muestras, las medias latentes y
las correlaciones de los factores fueron mayores en el grupo profesional.
Conclusiones: se discuten los supuestos teóricos de Levy sobre los
estereotipos personales y el auto-estereotipo medidos con el IAS y su
relación con la auto-percepción del envejecimiento.
Background: There is a broad semantic network of aging stereotypes; where different concepts and their measurement are confused: personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging. Method: First, we analyze the translated version of the Image of Aging Scale (IAS) measurement model through exploratory and confi rmatory factor analysis, with two representative sub-samples of the Spanish population aged over eighteen (N = 1,105) and in a sample of gerontologists and geriatricians (N = 325). Second, in an effort to disentangle the theoretical relationships between personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging, both the IAS (with different instructions) and Lawton’s 5-item scale were administered to a representative sample of Spanish people over 50. Results: Our results indicate that the Spanish version of the IAS has a similar psychometric structure to that proposed by the authors. Furthermore, the factorial structure (equal form and metric invariance) is replicated in both samples, but latent means and factor correlations were higher in the professional group. Conclusions: We discuss Levy’s theoretical assumptions about personal-stereotypes and the self-stereotype measured with IAS and their relationship to self-perception of ageing.
Background: There is a broad semantic network of aging stereotypes; where different concepts and their measurement are confused: personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging. Method: First, we analyze the translated version of the Image of Aging Scale (IAS) measurement model through exploratory and confi rmatory factor analysis, with two representative sub-samples of the Spanish population aged over eighteen (N = 1,105) and in a sample of gerontologists and geriatricians (N = 325). Second, in an effort to disentangle the theoretical relationships between personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging, both the IAS (with different instructions) and Lawton’s 5-item scale were administered to a representative sample of Spanish people over 50. Results: Our results indicate that the Spanish version of the IAS has a similar psychometric structure to that proposed by the authors. Furthermore, the factorial structure (equal form and metric invariance) is replicated in both samples, but latent means and factor correlations were higher in the professional group. Conclusions: We discuss Levy’s theoretical assumptions about personal-stereotypes and the self-stereotype measured with IAS and their relationship to self-perception of ageing.
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Fernández-Ballesteros, R., Olmos, R., Santacreu, M., Bustillos, A., Schettin, R., Huici, C., & Rivera, J. M. (2017). Assessing aging stereotypes: Personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging. Psicothema, 29(4), 482-489. http://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2016.314







