The shifting self in aging

Altintas, Emin; Gallouj, Karim; El Haj, Mohamad

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique

DOI :

10.1007/s40520-018-1069-8

PMID :

30406359

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/74547

Title :

The shifting self in aging

Author(s) :

Altintas, Emin [Auteur]

Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Gallouj, Karim [Auteur]
El Haj, Mohamad [Auteur]
Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire [LPPL]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Journal title :

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Abbreviated title :

Aging Clin Exp Res

Volume number :

Pages :

p.1505-1512

Publisher :

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Publication date :

2018-11-07

ISSN :

1720-8319

English keyword(s) :

Aging
Self
Self-images
Shifting

English abstract : [en]

Background and aims This study investigated the ability of older adults to shift between self-images. Methods We designed a shifting-self task in which older adults and younger adults were invited to produce statements ...
Show more >Background and aims This study investigated the ability of older adults to shift between self-images. Methods We designed a shifting-self task in which older adults and younger adults were invited to produce statements describing their physical self (e.g., “I am tall”) and psychological self (e.g., “I am cheerful”). Participants were invited to shift between physical-self statements and psychological-self statements and, on a control task, to produce two blocks of physical-self statements and psychological-self statements. They also performed a typical shifting task (i.e., the plus–minus task). Results Analysis showed slower completion time on the shifting-self task in older adults than in younger adults. Time to complete the shifting-self task was longer than that for the control task in both older and younger adults. Performances on the shifting-self task were significantly correlated with performances on the plus–minus task. Discussion We hypothesized that older adults take more time to shift between self-images because they enjoy self-stability. In other words, the tendency of older adults to shift between self-images more slowly than younger adults might be because they have more consistent or stable self-concepts, and are therefore less inclined to “change” their self-images.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072

Research team(s) :

Education & Société

Submission date :

2022-05-26T14:59:53Z
2022-06-01T17:08:19Z
2024-01-09T15:59:47Z

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