Cross-cultural beliefs about memory and aging for self and others: South Korea and Canada.
Young adults in Canada (N = 161) and South Korea (N = 165) rated either themselves or typical others at target ages 25, 45, and 65 years. In both countries, poorer memory was anticipated with each increase in age on all 3 memory belief factors: capacity, change, and locus. Both groups demonstrated a self-protective bias about age-related decline, with Koreans showing a greater effect. These findings demonstrate the cross-cultural generality of negative memory stereotypes of middle and old age and the importance of self-other distinctions in age biases.
Ryan
Ellen Bouchard
EB
McMaster Centre for Gerontological Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ryaneb@mcmaster.ca
Jin
Young-Sun
YS
Anas
Ann P
AP
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002170:Canada / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D055815:Young Adult