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Cultural Differences in Daily Coupling of Subjective Views of Aging and Negative Affect

Published:2024-07-19 Issue:9 Volume:79 Page:
ISSN:1079-5014
Container-title:The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
language:en
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Author:

Shenkman Geva¹^ORCID,Shrira Amit²^ORCID,Kornadt Anna E³^ORCID,Neupert Shevaun D⁴^ORCID,Tse Dwight C K⁵^ORCID,Can Reyyan⁴,Palgi Yuval⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) , Herzliya , Israel

2. Department of Social and Health Sciences, Bar-Ilan University , Ramat Gan , Israel

3. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Luxembourg , Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg

4. Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina , USA

5. School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde , Glasgow , UK

6. Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa , Haifa , Israel

Abstract

Abstract Objectives The established link between subjective views of aging (VoA) and well-being shows variations across different cultures. Although VoA show daily fluctuations, little is known about cultural differences in such fluctuations and the daily coupling of VoA and well-being. We compared Israeli Arabs to Israeli Jews in the daily coupling of VoA and negative affect (NA). Methods Community-dwelling older adults (N = 76, Mage = 66.71) completed measures of subjective age, subjective accelerated aging, ageist attitudes, and NA over 14 consecutive days. Results Respondents reported higher daily NA when they felt older, reported to be aging faster, or had more ageist attitudes. The daily coupling between subjective age/subjective accelerated aging and NA was stronger among Israeli Arabs compared to Israeli Jews. There was no such interaction with ageist attitudes. Discussion It is important to adopt a cultural perspective when investigating daily fluctuations in VoA and their correlates. In applied contexts, this might help to identify cultural groups that are particularly sensitive to the effects of VoA.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/geronb/gbae124/58597890/gbae124.pdf

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