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Stereotype Internalization or Age-Group Dissociation: The Influence of Age Stereotype on Successful Aging(PDF)

《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]

Issue:
2022年06期
Page:
105-114
Research Field:
社会学研究
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Title:
Stereotype Internalization or Age-Group Dissociation: The Influence of Age Stereotype on Successful Aging
Author(s):
GUO Aimei
Keywords:
age stereotypes;  age-stereotype internalization;  age-group dissociation;  successful aging
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Abstract:
The influence mechanism of social age stereotype on successful aging is mainly manifested by two opposing effects, namely “internalization of age stereotypes” and “age-group dissociation”. On the one hand, it has been shown that older adults assimilate socially-shared age stereotypes into their self-concepts through age stereotype internalization when faced with positive or negative age stereotypes, then making age stereotypes become self-fulfilling prophecies. On the other hand, there is considerable evidence for age-group dissociation, showing that older adults are motivated to counteract negative age stereotypes and engage in self-protective behavior by putting psychological distance between oneself and similarly aged people to protect their self-concept and adult development from negative age stereotypes, giving rise to the contrast effects. Furthermore, the integrated model of age-stereotype internalization and dissociation(SIDI)further elucidate the boundary conditions under which the assimilation effect or contrast effect occur, and thus provide possible pathways for successful aging intervention.

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