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Images of aging in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly people
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Marlene | |
| dc.contributor.author | Afonso, Rosa Marina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cerqueira, Margarida | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Henrique Marques | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-11T19:38:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-11T19:38:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: The aim of this study was to assess and compare images and stereotypes of aging in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly people. This is a descriptive study using a survey. Method: The instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire and the ImAges scale. A total of 120 elderly people, aged between 65 and 99 years, participated in this study. Results: Statistically significant differences were found, for the scale’s three factors, between institutionalized and non-institutionalized older adults. In the factor “dependence, sadness and old-fashioned”, the institutionalized participants presented a higher number of negative images and stereotypes (M = 51.8; DP = 6.01) than the non-institutionalized participants (M = 49.0; DP = 7.85), these differences were significant (t(118) = -2.16; p < 0.05). In the “maturity, activity and affectivity” factor, there were also significant differences (t(118) = 2.04; p < 0.05), the non-institutionalized participants present higher rates of positive images and stereotypes (M = 20.2; DP = 3.28), when compared to institutionalized participants (M = 19.0; DP = 3.310). Conclusion: The results suggested that institutionalized older adults presented more negative aging images than non-institutionalized. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Psychology, Community & Health, 1 (2), 189-200 | por |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2182-438x | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1780 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | PsychOpen | por |
| dc.subject | Images of aging | por |
| dc.subject | Self-perceptions | por |
| dc.subject | Institutionalized elderly people | por |
| dc.subject | Non-institutionalized elderly people | por |
| dc.title | Images of aging in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly people | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Leibniz | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 200 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 189 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Psychology, Community & Health | por |
| oaire.citation.volume | 1 | por |
| person.familyName | Afonso | |
| person.givenName | Rosa Marina | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 321B-A288-E6C6 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2111-6873 | |
| person.identifier.rid | K-4917-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 33867490600 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |
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