Regulatory focus and perceptions of ageing: exploring the connections

dc.check.date2022-07-20
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dc.contributor.authorFawsitt, Feargus
dc.contributor.authorDockray, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorSetti, Annalisa
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T13:40:44Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T13:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-20
dc.date.updated2021-08-10T12:39:44Z
dc.description.abstractObjectives:Perceptions of ageing can become a self-fulfilling prophecy for older adults, with those who hold more negative views of ageing experiencing more negative consequences of the ageing process, including poorer health and cognitive declines. Exposure to negative stereotypes about their group can also affect older adults performance in cognitive tests, as they are more likely to adopt a prevention focus to avoid mistakes, therefore, performing poorly in tasks requiring them to adopt a gains-oriented focus. Based on regulatory focus theory, we hypothesised that negative perceptions of ageing and stereotype threat may be connected, specifically we hypothesised that those with more negative perceptions of ageing would also have a stronger trait prevention focus.Method: Two hundred adults aged 60+ took part in an online questionnaire examining their perceptions of ageing and their trait regulatory focus.Results and Conclusion: Results indicated that negative perceptions of ageing were predictive of a stronger trait prevention focus in a hierarchical multiple regression model. This provides evidence that older adults with more negative perceptions of ageing may adopt a stronger prevention focus, potentially influencing psychological attitudes to everyday tasks and behaviours. Perceptions of ageing and regulatory focus can have implications for the efficacy of health messaging for older adults.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationFawsitt, F., Dockray, S. and Setti, A. (2021) 'Regulatory focus and perceptions of ageing: exploring the connections', Aging and Mental Health. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1952550en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13607863.2021.1952550en
dc.identifier.eissn1364-6915
dc.identifier.issn1360-7863
dc.identifier.journaltitleAging and Mental Healthen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11711
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledge - Taylor & Francis Groupen
dc.rights© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an item published by Taylor & Francis in Aging and Mental Health on 20 July 2021, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1952550en
dc.subjectPerceptions of ageingen
dc.subjectRegulatory focusen
dc.subjectStereotype threaten
dc.titleRegulatory focus and perceptions of ageing: exploring the connectionsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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