The End Is (Not) Near: Aging, Essentialism, and Future Time Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Weiss, David; Job, Veronika; Mathias, Maya; Grah, Stephanie; Freund, Alexandra M.
Titel	The End Is (Not) Near: Aging, Essentialism, and Future Time Perspective
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 52 (2016) 6, S.996-1009 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000115
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Futures (of Society); Time Perspective; Philosophy; Change; Correlation; Beliefs; Adolescents; Adults; Older Adults; Age Differences; Role; Statistical Analysis; Surveys; Foreign Countries; Austria; Germany; Liechtenstein; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Future; Society; Zukunft; Zeitbezug; Philosophie; Wandel; Korrelation; Belief; Glaube; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Älterer Erwachsener; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rollen; Statistische Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausland; Österreich; Deutschland; Schweiz
Abstract	Beliefs about aging influence how we interpret and respond to changes within and around us. Essentialist beliefs about aging are defined as views that link chronological age with inherent and immutable properties underlying aging-related changes. These beliefs may influence the experience of aging-related changes and shape people's outlook of the future. We hypothesized that people who endorse essentialist beliefs about aging report a more limited future time perspective. Two studies provided correlational (Study 1, N = 250; 18-77 years) and experimental (Study 2, N = 103; 20-77 years) evidence that essentialist beliefs about aging affect people's future time perspective. In addition, Study 2 and Study 3 (N = 174; 34-67 years) tested the underlying mechanism and provided evidence that perception of aging-related threat explains the effect of essentialist beliefs on a reduced future time perspective. These findings highlight the fundamental role of essentialist beliefs about aging for the perception of time horizons in the context of aging. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01