Living Too Long? Exploring Attitudes Toward Reaching 100 Years Old

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2018

Autores

Ribeiro, O (Autor) Outra; Canedo, S (Autor) Outra; Cerqueira, M (Autor) Outra; Nascimento, A (Autor) Outra; Teixeira, L (Autor) ICBAS

Revista

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Título: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Vol. 86

Páginas: 401-414

ISSN: 0091-4150

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 4 Citações

Scopus - 3 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00N-YWJ

DOI: 10.1177/0091415017720886

Abstract (EN): Objective This study analyses the relationship between pro- and anti-longevity attitudes, attitudes toward centenarians, and the wish to reach 100 years of age in a sample of community dwelling older adults. Methods Participants (N=137) completed a questionnaire on attitudes toward life-extension and an aging semantic differential using centenarians as an attitudinal target. Sociodemographic information, perceived health status, and information on knowing a centenarian were also obtained. A cluster analysis was used to identify subgroups (leaning anti-longevity group vs. leaning prolongevity group), and their associations with personal attributes were tested using logistic regression models. Results Most respondents said they would wish to reach 100 years old (54.7%) and presented a leaning positive attitude toward centenarians (52.6%). Holding a negative attitude toward centenarians rather than any other attribute increases the odds of having more negative attitudes toward life extension. Conclusion Results stress the importance of social views on extreme longevity in shaping life extension attitudes.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14