Confucian Values as a Buffer Against Age-Based Stereotype Threat for Chinese Older Adults

Tan, Shyuan Ching; Barber, Sarah J

doi:10.1093/geronb/gby049

Cited by 56Aging and Gerontology ResearchSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCognitive Functions and Memory

Confucian Values as a Buffer Against Age-Based Stereotype Threat for Chinese Older Adults

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Tan, Shyuan Ching, Barber, Sarah J·2020·The Journals of Gerontology: Series B

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Objectives: Research has shown that stereotype threat can impair older adults’ memory in Western cultures. We tested whether this also occurs for older adults from the East Asian Chinese culture. We also tested whether an intervention that highlighted Confucian principles would protect Chinese older adults from stereotype threat’s detrimental effects. Method: Culturally-Chinese older adults residing in the United States completed a memory test either under age-based stereotype threat about cognitive decline or not. Prior to this, some participants were also reminded of Confucian traditions of filial piety and were assured these values had been transmitted to the younger generation. Results: Stereotype threat impaired Chinese older adults’ memory performance. However, our intervention was effective in eliminating this deficit. When the Chinese participants were reminded of the Confucian principle of filial piety they did not exhibit stereotype threat effects. Discussion: Confirming that younger adults have an obligation to respect their elders can eliminate the social-evaluative pressure of stereotype threat for Chinese older adults. These findings are noteworthy since population aging is happening at an unprecedented pace in East Asia. Although our results suggest that stereotype threat can adversely affect older adults’ cognitive performance in these societies, we also identify a culturally-based intervention to alleviate this impairment.

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Authors: Tan, S. C., & Barber, S. J.
Affiliations: Pennsylvania State University (US)
San Francisco State University (US)
Corresponding author: Barber, Sarah J
ORCID: Tan, Shyuan Ching
Barber, Sarah J
Venue: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2018-05-16
Volume: 75
Issue: 3
Pages: 504-512
ISSN: 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gby049
PMC: PMC7328025
OpenAlex: W2804339626
Cited by: 56
References: 59
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 1
FWCI: 6.52
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
Locations: The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Aging (R01-AG046464)
National Institutes of Health
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords: stereotype threat, Confucian values, filial piety, older adults, memory performance, cognitive decline, cultural intervention, East Asian culture, population aging
MeSH terms: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Asian, Asia, Eastern, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Random Allocation, Religion and Psychology, Stereotyping, United States, Confucianism, Cognitive Dysfunction, Ageism

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