Denial of Aging: Age Identification and Reference Group Orientations.

Bultena, Gordon L.; Powers, Edward A.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Denial of Aging: Age Identification and Reference Group Orientations

Bultena, Gordon L.; Powers, Edward A.

Journal of Gerontology, 33, 5, 748-54, Sep 78

A 10-year longitudinal study of the age-identities of persons 70 and older revealed that many rejected the possibility that they were, in fact, "old." A majority of respondents continued to define themselves in other ways (e.g., as middle-aged or elderly). (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Denial (Psychology), Followup Studies, Human Dignity, Physical Health, Psychological Studies

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Language: English

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