Items:
(1) I enjoy being around older people.
(2) I like to visit with older relatives.
(3) I fear it will be very hard for me to find contentment in my older age.
(4) I will have plenty to occupy my time when I am older.
(5) I enjoy talking with older people.
(6) I expect to feel good about life as I get older.
(7) I feel very comfortable when I am around an older person.
(8) People will ignore me in my older age.
(9) I expect to feel good about myself in my older age.
(10) I enjoy doing things for older people.
(11) I worry that there will be no meaning in life in my older age.
(12) Others will value my contributions in my older age.
(13) My opinions won't matter to others in my older age.
(14) People will respect me in my older age.
(15) People will see me as competent in my older age.
(16) People will see me as knowledgeable in my older age.
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Responses
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Positive Wording
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Negative Wording
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strongly disagree
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1
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5
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disagree
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2
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4
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neutral
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3
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3
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agree
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4
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2
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strongly agree
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5
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1
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Subcategories
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Positive Wording
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Negative Wording
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personal internalized aging anxiety
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4, 6, 9
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3, 11
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collective affinity for older people
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1, 2, 5, 7, 10
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relational aging anxiety
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12, 14, 15, 16
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8, 13
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Interpretation:
• minimum subscore for internalized aging anxiety: 5 (more anxiety)
• maximum subscore for internalized aging anxiety: 25 (less anxiety)
• minimum subscore for affinity for older people: 5 (less affinity)
• maximum subscore for affinity for older people: 25 (more affinity)
• minimum subscore for relational aging anxiety: 6 (more anxiety)
• maximum subscore for relational aging anxiety: 30 (less anxiety)
