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Davoudi Baghban M, Rad M, Mohammadi M, Mosa Farkhani E, Ghasemi M R. Predicting the Perception of Aging Based on Personality Traits in Older Adults Referring to Health Centers in Mashhad, Iran. Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2025; 20 (2) :242-255
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Mahdi Davoudi Baghban1 
, Mostafa Rad2 , Mojtaba Mohammadi3 , Ehsan Mosa Farkhani4 , Mohammad Reza Ghasemi *5
, Mostafa Rad2 , Mojtaba Mohammadi3 , Ehsan Mosa Farkhani4 , Mohammad Reza Ghasemi *5
1- Department of Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing, Iranian Research Center of Healthy Aging, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
3- Department of Nursing, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Ageing, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
4- Department of Epidemiology, Management & Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
5- Department of Nursing, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Aging, Nursing and Midwifery School, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. ,Ghasemimr901@gmail.com
2- Department of Nursing, Iranian Research Center of Healthy Aging, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
3- Department of Nursing, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Ageing, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
4- Department of Epidemiology, Management & Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
5- Department of Nursing, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Aging, Nursing and Midwifery School, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. ,
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Objectives With the increase in aged population and considering the important effect of aging perception on the quality of life and healthy ageing, better understanding of factors related to perception of aging is necessary. One of these influential factors may be personality traits. The present study aims to investigate the predictability of aging perception based on personality traits in Iranian older adults.
Methods & Materials This is a descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design conducted in 2023 on 215 older adults referred to health centers in Mashhad, Iran, who were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria using a multi-stage sampling method. The data were collected using the brief version of Barker’s Perception of Aging Questionnaire (B-APQ) and Goldberg’s big five inventory, and analyzed in SPSS software, version 16 using statistical tests including t-test, ANOVA and regression analysis.
Results The mean age of the participants was 68.4±7.03 years; 67.6% (n=144) were male and 32.4% (n=69) were female. The results of the regression analysis showed that conscientiousness (P=0.02), extroversion (P=0.008) and neuroticism (P<0.001) could significantly predict the perception of aging. According to the coefficient of determination, the research model was able to explain 22% of the variance in aging perception.
Conclusion Conscientiousness, extraversion, and neuroticism can predict the perception of aging in Iranian older adults. Therefore, it is recommended that health policymakers and mental health professionals in Iran help improve perceptions of aging by designing educational and counseling programs focused on promoting conscientiousness and extraversion and reducing the neuroticism in older adults.
Methods & Materials This is a descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design conducted in 2023 on 215 older adults referred to health centers in Mashhad, Iran, who were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria using a multi-stage sampling method. The data were collected using the brief version of Barker’s Perception of Aging Questionnaire (B-APQ) and Goldberg’s big five inventory, and analyzed in SPSS software, version 16 using statistical tests including t-test, ANOVA and regression analysis.
Results The mean age of the participants was 68.4±7.03 years; 67.6% (n=144) were male and 32.4% (n=69) were female. The results of the regression analysis showed that conscientiousness (P=0.02), extroversion (P=0.008) and neuroticism (P<0.001) could significantly predict the perception of aging. According to the coefficient of determination, the research model was able to explain 22% of the variance in aging perception.
Conclusion Conscientiousness, extraversion, and neuroticism can predict the perception of aging in Iranian older adults. Therefore, it is recommended that health policymakers and mental health professionals in Iran help improve perceptions of aging by designing educational and counseling programs focused on promoting conscientiousness and extraversion and reducing the neuroticism in older adults.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
gerontology
Received: 2024/04/09 | Accepted: 2024/07/01 | Published: 2025/07/01
Received: 2024/04/09 | Accepted: 2024/07/01 | Published: 2025/07/01
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