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Suitability of the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire Short Form for use among adults in their 50s: A cross-sectional e-survey study

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dc.contributor.authorLow, Gail
dc.contributor.authorBacadini França, Alex
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Donna M.
dc.contributor.authorGutman, Gloria M
dc.contributor.authorvon Humboldt, Sofia
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-15T15:51:19Z
dc.date.available2024-02-15T15:51:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional e-survey study examines the suitability (reliability and validity) of the 12-item Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire Short Form (AAQ-SF) for use among adults in their 50s. The AAQ-SF instrument was originally designed to capture subjective perceptions of physical change, psychosocial loss, and psychological growth by asking people aged 60 and beyond how they feel about growing older. Our sample comprised 517 people residing in three Canadian provinces. Respondents completed the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire Short Form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and a short sociodemographic profile. Our findings replicate the original AAQ-SF structure for physical change, psychosocial loss, and psychological growth, with a promising internal consistency range for the third subscale. In our sample, psychological growth is best represented as ‘Self’ and ‘Generativity’, with a particularly greater capacity to explain variations in scores for item 18 and item 21. Physical change and psychosocial loss scores strongly differed based on perceived health and chronic illness presence. Psychosocial loss and psychological growth were moderately correlated with two aspects of self-esteem. We relate these patterns of findings within the context of prevailing growth and development theory and their perceived implications within the context of COVID-19 and post-pandemic life.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationLow, G., Wilson, D. M., França, A. B., Gutman, G., & von Humboldt, S. (2023). Suitability of the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire Short Form for Use among Adults in Their 50s: A Cross-Sectional e-Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(22). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227035pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20227035pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn16617827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9576
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAttitudes to agingpt_PT
dc.subjectMidlifept_PT
dc.subjectPsychometricspt_PT
dc.subjectSurveypt_PT
dc.subjectCanadapt_PT
dc.titleSuitability of the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire Short Form for use among adults in their 50s: A cross-sectional e-survey studypt_PT
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oaire.citation.issue22pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage7035pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume20pt_PT
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person.givenNameGloria Margaret
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