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Adult age, gender, and race group differences in images of aging

Foos, Paul, Clark, M., Terrell, Debra·2006·The Journal of Genetic Psychology
DOI 10.3200/gntp.167.3.309-325
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Younger and older African American and Caucasian American adults, who were matched by age (M age = 40.63 years), completed a survey on perceptions of aging and subjective age. The 2 groups did not differ in the age they considered someone to be old (M age = 74.5 years). However, when asked which age was the happiest age, African Americans chose a significantly younger age (M age = 18.26 years) than did Caucasian Americans (M age = 31.32 years), and this racial group difference interacted with age differences such that older Caucasian Americans named an older age than did younger Caucasian Americans. The authors found no such age difference for African Americans. When asked if old age was a happy time, 60% of Caucasian Americans answered yes, whereas only 2% of African Americans answered yes. These and other differences in images and concerns of old age and subjective age suggest a far more negative view of aging for African Americans and a need for changes in the provision of positive information about aging for this group.

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  • The perceived age of the stimulus is negatively correlated with perceived attractiveness both before and after beautification (p<0.001).

    “Regarding attractiveness, the perceived age of the stimulus (β3) is negatively correlated (p<0.001) both before and after beautification, as has been extensively reported in the literature [64–66].”

    From What is beautiful is still good: the attractiveness halo effect in the era of beauty filters (2024) · cites this paper as [66]

  • In terms of perceived attractiveness, both before and after beautification young individuals were rated as significantly more attractive than middle-aged and older individuals.

    “In terms of perceived attractiveness, both before and after beautification young individuals were rated as significantly more attractive than middle-aged and older individuals, in accordance with prior work [64–66].”

    From What is beautiful is still good: the attractiveness halo effect in the era of beauty filters (2024) · cites this paper as [66]

  • There is a significant positive interaction between the perceived age of the stimulus and the rater's age on perceived attractiveness (p<0.001).

    “Furthermore, we observe a significant (p<0.001) positive correlation in the interaction between the perceived age of the stimulus and the rater (β7), in concordance with the literature [66].”

    From What is beautiful is still good: the attractiveness halo effect in the era of beauty filters (2024) · cites this paper as [66]

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Authors
Foos, P., Clark, M., & Terrell, D.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
  • Queens University of Charlotte (US)
Venue
The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2006-09-01
Volume
167
Issue
3
Pages
309-325
ISSN
0022-1325 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3200/gntp.167.3.309-325
OpenAlex
W1987312070
Cited by
21
References
45
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Genetic Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords
images of aging, perceptions of aging, subjective age, racial differences, African Americans, White Americans, age differences, gender differences, age stereotypes, happiness in old age
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aging, Attitude, Black or African American, Female, Happiness, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prejudice, Sex Factors, United States, Logistic Models, White People

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