Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis explores some of the social factors that may affect individuals as they age.A lifespan developmental perspective is employed in investigating the effects of societal aging stereotypes on will-to-live and risk-taking skills.Results suggest negative aging stereotypes may have deleterious effects on the elderly, but not young individuals in terms of will-to-live, but have no effect on risk-taking abilities.Furthermore, a cross-cultural analysis of Americans and Japanese reveals robust differences in self-concept between countries, which in turn partially mediate the effects of culture and age on control strategies.It appears culture and age may play important roles in determining individuals' self-concept, motivation, and v DISCLOSURE This doctoral thesis emanated from a collection of published papers and conference presentations.As such, preliminary statistical analyses and results have been revised or omitted according to feedback received at conferences and from journal editors.Therefore, only the final results are described here for the sake of brevity and cogency.
Author: Ori Ashman
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1492060006