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O envelhecimento da população e o aumento da longevidade nas últimas décadas
implica uma reconfiguração psicológica da vivência do ciclo vital com implicações na
dinâmica familiar. Ao longo do seu desenvolvimento, a pessoa vai construindo
expectativas em relação ao seu próprio envelhecimento. Trata-se de um construto
importante do ponto de vista psicológico porque tem a ver com a forma como a pessoa
se autorrepresenta, como se concetualiza na sua história, como se projeta no futuro. Os
objetivos deste estudo são: (1) avaliar as expectativas em relação ao envelhecimento; (2)
avaliar o suporte familiar; (3) e analisar a relação entre o suporte familiar e as
expectativas em relação ao envelhecimento.
Participaram no estudo 802 pessoas adultas com idades compreendidas entre os
18 e 82 anos (M= 35,12; DP= 15,67), sendo 222 do sexo masculino e 580 do sexo
feminino. Esta investigação integrou-se no projeto Thinking About Ageing (TAA), tendo
sido analisados os resultados obtidos com as escalas 38-item Expectations Regarding
Aging survey (ERA-38), a Escala Multidimensional de Suporte Social Percebido (MSPSS)
e questionários sociodemográfico e sobre funcionamento familiar.
Os resultados indicaram que um maior suporte familiar e mais contacto com
adultos idosos influenciam as pessoas a perspetivarem o envelhecimento de forma mais
positiva. Assim, os resultados sugerem que um bom suporte familiar e o contacto
intergeracional podem ser vetores de promoção de expectativas mais positivas em
relação ao envelhecimento e consequentemente promotoras de um melhor processo de
envelhecimento.
The aging of the population and the increase in longevity in recent decades imply a psychological reconfiguration of the experience of the life cycle with implications in the family dynamics. Throughout his development, the person builds expectations in relation to his own ageing. This is an important construct from the psychological point of view because it has to do with how the person represents himself, how he conceptualizes his history, and how he projects himself into the future. The objectives of this study are: (1) to assess expectations regarding aging; (2) to assess family support; (3) and to analyse the relationship between family support and expectations regarding aging. A total of 802 adults aged 18 to 82 years (M= 35.12; SD= 15.67) participated in the study, 222 males and 580 females. This research was part of the Thinking About Aging (TAA) project, and the results obtained with the 38-item Expectations Regarding Aging survey (ERA-38), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and sociodemographic and family functioning questionnaires were analysed. The results indicated that greater family support and more contact with older adults influence people to view aging more positively. Thus, the results suggest that good family support and intergenerational contact may be vectors promoting more positive expectations towards aging and, consequently, promoting a better aging process.
The aging of the population and the increase in longevity in recent decades imply a psychological reconfiguration of the experience of the life cycle with implications in the family dynamics. Throughout his development, the person builds expectations in relation to his own ageing. This is an important construct from the psychological point of view because it has to do with how the person represents himself, how he conceptualizes his history, and how he projects himself into the future. The objectives of this study are: (1) to assess expectations regarding aging; (2) to assess family support; (3) and to analyse the relationship between family support and expectations regarding aging. A total of 802 adults aged 18 to 82 years (M= 35.12; SD= 15.67) participated in the study, 222 males and 580 females. This research was part of the Thinking About Aging (TAA) project, and the results obtained with the 38-item Expectations Regarding Aging survey (ERA-38), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and sociodemographic and family functioning questionnaires were analysed. The results indicated that greater family support and more contact with older adults influence people to view aging more positively. Thus, the results suggest that good family support and intergenerational contact may be vectors promoting more positive expectations towards aging and, consequently, promoting a better aging process.
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Envelhecimento Expectativas em Relação ao Envelhecimento Família Suporte Familiar