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Surprising Lack of Sex Differences in Normal Cognitive Aging in Twins
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Finkel, Deborah; Reynolds, Chandra A.; Berg, Stig; Pedersen, Nancy L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
Sex differences in the etiology of normal cognitive functioning in aging remain largely unexplored. We conducted an investigation of genetic and environmental contributions to sex differences in level of cognitive performance and rate of decline in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA) (Finkel & Pedersen, 2004) data set. Behavioral…
Descriptors: Etiology, Genetics, Cognitive Ability, Gender Differences
Attitudes toward the Elderly in Sweden: Correlates and Age Group Comparisons.
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Skoglund, John – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1979
Examines attitudes toward societal relations of the elderly and explores which correlates were associated with the attitudes. Positive attitudes among the young were associated with low age, high education, and being female. Among the elderly, work commitment and contacts with peers were indicative of positive attitudes toward social activities.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
A Comparative Factor Analysis of Attitudes Toward Societal Relations of the Elderly
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Skoglund, John – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1978
Objectives of this study were to explore factorial dimensionality of 42 attitudinal items designed to measure attitudes concerning old people, and to compare these factor structures in two groups. Respondents were divided into a younger group (370 participants aged 30-65) and an older group (337 participants aged 70-75). (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attitudes, Employment
Interrelations between Subjective Health and Episodic Memory Change in Swedish and Canadian Samples of Older Adults
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Wahlin, Ake; Maitland, Scott B.; Backman, Lars; Dixon, Roger A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
Recent research has documented associations between subjective health ratings and objective indicators of disease and death. Less is known about relations between subjective health ratings and level of cognitive performance in older adults. In this study, we explored whether subjective health ratings are related to episodic memory performance,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Individual Differences, Older Adults, Physical Health
Effectiveness of Self-Generated Cues in Younger and Older Adults: The Role of Retention Interval.
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Backman, Lars; Mantyla, Timo – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1988
Younger (N=24) and older subjects (N=24) generated one or three properties to set of 40 nouns. Subjects received incidental recall test immediately after, 1 week after, or 3 weeks after generation. Younger subjects recalled more nouns than did older subjects in all conditions, although both age groups exhibited high immediate recall. (Author/ ABL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Cues, Foreign Countries
Family Network and Mortality: Survival Chances through the Lifespan of an Entire Age Cohort.
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Samuelsson, Gillis; Dehlin, Ove – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Examined relationship between family network variables and chances of survival among 487 persons born in 1902 and 1903. Strongest predictor for death before age 80 was being single for men and being single and/or married (as opposed to divorced or widowed) for women. For both sexes, marital status was strongest predictor for survival but in…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Death, Family Life, Foreign Countries