title: Association among ageing-related stereotypic beliefs, self-efficacy and health-promoting behaviors in elderly Korean adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the impact of ageing-related stereotypic beliefs on self-efficacy and health-promoting behaviours and to test the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between ageing-related stereotypic beliefs and health-promoting behaviours in older Korean people.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Despite the growing attention given to ageing-related beliefs that can lead to better health outcomes in old age, little is known about the associations between ageing-related stereotypic beliefs, self-efficacy and health-promoting behaviours.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 123 community-dwelling older women were recruited from three cities in south-east Korea. Direct and indirect effects of ageing-related stereotypic beliefs on self-efficacy and health-promoting behaviours were examined using path analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ageing-related stereotypic beliefs significantly predicted self-efficacy and health-promoting behaviours. A significant indirect effect of ageing-related stereotypic beliefs on health-promoting behaviours through self-efficacy was detected, indicating that self-efficacy mediated the detrimental impact of ageing-related stereotypic beliefs on health-promoting behaviours.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ageing-related stereotypic beliefs function as a factor lowering self-efficacy as well as decreasing health-promoting behaviours. Self-efficacy mediates the influence of ageing-related stereotypic beliefs on health-promoting behaviours, indicating that ageing-related stereotypic beliefs decrease self-efficacy which, in turn, could lead to fewer health-promoting behaviours. The findings demonstrate the significance of ageing-related stereotypic beliefs and self-efficacy in guiding the health-promoting behaviours of older people.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Healthcare providers should play an active role in understanding ageing-related stereotypic beliefs and decreasing the perceptual barriers to health-promoting behaviours of older people. The development of nursing interventions to improve positive attitudes towards old age and self-efficacy is essential for enhancing health-promoting behaviours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Yeom
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D044466:Asian People; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009735:Nursing Homes; D056910:Republic of Korea; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D014932:Women's Health Services
keywords: ageing; health-promoting behaviour; perception; self-efficacy; stereotypes