%0 Journal Article
%T Images of Aging in Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Elderly People
%A Marlene Lopes
%A Rosa Marina Afonso
%A Margarida Cerqueira
%A Henrique Pereira
%J Psychology, Community & Health
%D 2007
%I 
%X Aim: The aim of this study was to assess and compare images and stereotypes of aging in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly people. This is a descriptive study using a survey. Method: The instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire and the ImAges scale. A total of 120 elderly people, aged between 65 and 99 years, participated in this study. Results: Statistically significant differences were found, for the scale¡¯s three factors, between institutionalized and non-institutionalized older adults. In the factor ¡°dependence, sadness and old-fashioned¡±, the institutionalized participants presented a higher number of negative images and stereotypes (M = 51.8; DP = 6.01) than the non-institutionalized participants (M = 49.0; DP = 7.85), these differences were significant (t(118) = -2.16; p < 0.05). In the ¡°maturity, activity and affectivity¡± factor, there were also significant differences (t(118) = 2.04; p < 0.05), the non-institutionalized participants present higher rates of positive images and stereotypes (M = 20.2; DP = 3.28), when compared to institutionalized participants (M = 19.0; DP = 3.310). Conclusion: The results suggested that institutionalized older adults presented more negative aging images than non-institutionalized.
%K images of aging
%K self-perceptions
%K institutionalized elderly people
%K non-institutionalized elderly people
%U http://pch.psychopen.eu/article/view/30/16