STABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS SELF REPRESENTATIONS

本研究运用自我概念理论考察了被试的时间稳定性 在老年人的自我表征中作为他们个性的一个方面。 具体而言，拟议的研究将检查 情境独立自我和角色特异性自我的稳定性 160名老年人（老年人：n=80;老年人：n=80），在两个 测量时间间隔3个月。 这项研究扩展了以前的 研究老年人的自我表征在两个方面：（1）它 检查多个自我方面，并使用多种评估方法; (2)它检验了自我概念的结构方程模型， 差异（SCD）和心理结果，如主观 幸福、抑郁和焦虑。 研究的具体目标 （1）考察多重自我表征的稳定性， 老年人在3个月内。预计背景- 独立的自我表征会表现出明显更大的时间 比角色特定的自我表征更稳定。 也是 预计老年人比老年人表现出更大的稳定性 成年人了 (2)为了检查结构排列的稳定性， 老年人的自我表现 本研究将探讨 根据结构的不同， 自我描述的重要性。 可以预期，自我描述 中心和外围的重要性表现出更大的稳定性比自我， 中等重要性的描述符。 也有人假设， 这种影响在各年龄组都是恒定的。 (3)审查 SCD三个不同指标的收敛效度。 确证性 采用因素分析法检验聚合效度 三个独立的SCD指数。 预计终审法院的裁决 将支持所使用的三种方法的收敛有效性。 (4)到 检查SCD的不同指标是否与 心理后果。 这项研究将探讨是否不同 SCD的指标显示出与测量相同的预测关系， 心理功能和个性，在年龄的影响之后， 教育和身体健康受到控制。 (5)测试 研究SCD对心理结果影响的概念模型。 结构方程模型（SEM）将用于检查直接和 SCD和心理结果的间接预测模型。第三 模型将检查SCD本身是否是 其它变量（例如，（二）心理结果。

This study uses self-concept theory to examine the temporal stability in older adults' self-representations as one facet of their personality. Specifically, the proposed research will examine the stability of the context-independent self and the stability of role-specific selves in a sample of 160 older adults (young-olds: n=80; old-olds: n=80), at two times of measurement 3 months apart. This study extends previous research on older adults' self-representations in two ways: (1) it examines multiple self-facets and uses multiple methods of assessment; (2) it examines structural equation models of self-concept differentiation (SCD) and psychological outcomes, such as subjective well-being, depression, and anxiety. The specific aims of the study are: (1) To examine the stability of multiple self-representations in older adults over a 3-month period. It is expected that the context- independent self-representation will show significantly greater temporal stability than the role-specific self-representations. It is also expected that old-old adults show greater stability than young-old adults. (2) To examine the stability of the structural arrangement of older adults' self-representations. This study will examine whether there are differences in stability depending on the structural importance of self-descriptors. It is expected that self-descriptors of central and peripheral importance show greater stability than self- descriptors of intermediate importance. It is also hypothesized that this effect is constant across age groups. (3) To examine the convergent validity of three different indexes of SCD. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) will be used to examine the convergent validity of 3 separate indexes of SCD. It is expected that findings from the CFA will support the convergent validity of the three methods used. (4) To examine whether different indexes of SCD show the same relations with psychological outcomes. This study will examine whether the different indexes of SCD show the same predictive relations with measures of psychological functioning and personality, after the effects of age, education, and physical health have been controlled for. (5) To test conceptual models examining the effect of SCD on psychological outcomes. Structural equation modeling (SEM) will be used to examine direct and indirect predictor models of SCD and psychological outcomes. A third model will examine whether SCD itself is a mediator of the effects of other variables (e.g., self-esteem) on psychological outcomes.