TY - JOUR
T1 - Older adults' trait ratings of three age-groups around the Pacific rim
AU - Harwood, Jake
AU - Giles, Howard
AU - Mccann, Robert M.
AU - Cai, Deb
AU - Somera, Lilnabeth P.
AU - Ng, Sik Hung
AU - Gallois, Cynthia
AU - Noels, Kimberly
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of a grant from the University of California Pacific Rim Agency to the second author. In addition, they express appreciation to Mei-Chen Lin and Yan Bing Zhang for assistance with translation.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In this paper, we assess the traits that older adults associate with younger, middle-aged, and older adults in five Pacific Rim nations from Western and Eastern cultural traditions (Australia, People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand). We find cross-cultural trends which replicate patterns found in the US context. In most cultures, attractiveness, strength, activity, liberalism, health, and flexibility are seen to decline with increasing age. Kindness assessments are positively associated with age across cultures. Mixed patterns are found with assessments of wisdom and generosity, with respondents from the PRC and Hong Kong being notably more negative about increasing age than other respondents. Implications for the aging process across cultures are discussed, and suggestions made for future research.
AB - In this paper, we assess the traits that older adults associate with younger, middle-aged, and older adults in five Pacific Rim nations from Western and Eastern cultural traditions (Australia, People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand). We find cross-cultural trends which replicate patterns found in the US context. In most cultures, attractiveness, strength, activity, liberalism, health, and flexibility are seen to decline with increasing age. Kindness assessments are positively associated with age across cultures. Mixed patterns are found with assessments of wisdom and generosity, with respondents from the PRC and Hong Kong being notably more negative about increasing age than other respondents. Implications for the aging process across cultures are discussed, and suggestions made for future research.
KW - Age stereotypes
KW - Cross-cultural
KW - Older adults
KW - Pacific Rim
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1010616316082
DO - 10.1023/A:1010616316082
M3 - Article
C2 - 14617987
AN - SCOPUS:0013407162
SN - 0169-3816
VL - 16
SP - 157
EP - 171
JO - Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
JF - Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
IS - 2
ER -