Subjective Age and Health Perceptions of Older Persons: Maintaining the Youthful Bias in Sickness and in Health.

Staats, Sara; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ470260

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Subjective Age and Health Perceptions of Older Persons: Maintaining the Youthful Bias in Sickness and in Health.

Staats, Sara; And Others

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v37 n3 p191-204 1993

Self-reports of 250 persons over age 50 confirmed increasing bias toward reporting more youthful age as one ages. Optimistic perceptions of health were maintained in older subjects. Results from two subsets of sample (n=48) indicated that youthful and optimistic bias occurred both in older persons with poorer/failing health and in persons in stable/good health. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Aging (Individuals), Chronological Age, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Physical Health, Self Evaluation (Individuals)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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