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Cross-Cultural Beliefs about Memory and Aging for Self and Others: South Korea and Canada
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Ryan, Ellen Bouchard; Jin, Young-Sun; Anas, Ann P. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
Young adults in Canada (N = 161) and South Korea (N = 165) rated either themselves or typical others at target ages 25, 45, and 65 years. In both countries, poorer memory was anticipated with each increase in age on all 3 memory belief factors: capacity, change, and locus. Both groups demonstrated a self-protective bias about age-related decline,…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Older Adults, Age Differences, Memory
Short-Term Changes in General and Memory-Specific Control Beliefs and Their Relationship to Cognition in Younger and Older Adults
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Bielak, Allison A. M.; Hultsch, David F.; Levy-Ajzenkopf, Judi; MacDonald, Stuart W. S.; Hunter, Michael A.; Strauss, Esther – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
We examined short-term changes in younger and older adults' control beliefs. Participants completed measures of general and memory-specific competence and locus of control on 10 bi-monthly occasions. At each occasion, participants rated their control beliefs prior to and following completion of a battery of cognitive tasks. Exposure to the set of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Cognitive Ability, Memory, Beliefs
The Effects of an Aerobic Exercise Program on Psychological Variables in Older Adults.
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Perri, Samuel, II; Templer, Donald I. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
In a study assessing the psychological effects of exercise in the elderly, a 14-week aerobic program for older adults (N=23) produced a significant increase in self-concept and a significantly greater perceived internal locus of control. Improvement in memory was not found. (Author)
Descriptors: Aerobics, Depression (Psychology), Exercise, Locus of Control
Older Women's Constructs of Their Lives: A Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration.
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Whitbourne, Susan Krauss; Powers, Charles B. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1994
Applied life-span construct model by administering life drawing to 78 older women. Quantitative findings indicated that more positively adjusted women maintained external locus of control, were future oriented, and defined life-span in terms of family. Qualitative data revealed that women who described their lives in positive terms were those who…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Females, Freehand Drawing, Life Satisfaction