Active coping shields against negative aging self-stereotypes contributing to psychiatric conditions

Assessing aging stereotypes: Personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging.

BACKGROUND There is a broad semantic network of aging stereotypes; where different concepts and their measurement are confused: personal stereotypes, self-stereotypes and self-perception of aging. METHOD First, we analyze the translated version of the Image of Aging Scale (IAS) measurement model through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, with two representative sub-samples of the S...

The Positive (and Negative) Consequences of Endorsing Negative Self- stereotypes

Social anxiety and cardiovascular responses to active coping conditions

This study assessed the influence of trait social anxiety on cardiovascular, emotional and behavioral responses to active performance situations representing social and cognitive demands. Thirty-six male and thirty-six female students categorized as either high or low in trait social anxiety performed a mental arithmetic task and two interpersonal tasks requiring persuasive behavior: Preparatio...

Mind matters: cognitive and physical effects of aging self-stereotypes.

In the first part of this article, a wide range of research is drawn upon to describe the process by which aging stereotypes are internalized in younger individuals and then become self-stereotypes when individuals reach old age. The second part consists of a review of the author's cross-cultural, experimental, and longitudinal research that examines the cognitive and physical effects of aging ...

Negative Aging Stereotypes Impair Performance on Brief Cognitive Tests Used to Screen for Predementia.

Objectives There is today ample evidence that negative aging stereotypes impair healthy older adults' performance on cognitive tasks. Here, we tested whether these stereotypes also decrease performance during the screening for predementia on short cognitive tests widely used in primary care. Method An experiment was conducted on 80 healthy older adults taking the Mini Mental State Examination...