CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS OF THE DAILY ACTIVITY PATTERNS AND LIFE SATISFACTION OF OLDER ADULTS IN CHINA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE UNITED STATES

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Hawkins ◽  
Anne L. Binkley ◽  
Susan J. Eklund ◽  
Yang Jingyi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparisons ◽  
Daily Activity Patterns

scholarly journals CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DAILY ACTIVITY PATTERNS AND ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENTS OF PAIN IN OLDER ADULTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 413-413
Author(s):  
T M Manini ◽  
A Davoudi ◽  
M Kheirkhahan ◽  
D Corbett ◽  
R Fillingim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessments ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Daily Activity Patterns

scholarly journals Measuring (Non)Essentialist Beliefs About the Process of Aging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Weiss ◽  
Manfred Diehl
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Age Related

Abstract Objectives We validated an aging mindset measure that captures beliefs about the process of aging. Specifically, we introduce a brief 4-item and an extended 10-item measure assessing (non)essentialist beliefs about aging. Methods We report findings from one longitudinal and one cross-cultural study, including young, middle-aged, and older adults between 18 and 88 years. The studies established (retest) reliability and measurement invariance as well as convergent and discriminant validity of the measures. Results First, in a longitudinal study (N = 124, 50–84 years) including 4 measurement occasions, we showed that the 4-item scale assessing (non)essentialist beliefs about aging has good retest reliability and convergent as well as discriminant validity (e.g., awareness of age-related change). Second, in a large cross-cultural sample (N = 1,080, 18–82 years) of participants in the United States and Germany, we established an extended 10-item measure of (non)essentialist beliefs about aging, providing support for a 2-factor structure as well as measurement invariance across samples within and across countries (the United States and Germany), age groups (young, middle-aged, and older adults), as well as across men and women. Discussion Our results highlight the importance of distinguishing between fixed versus malleable aging beliefs in research on aging and life-span development.

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