A Study on Aging Anxiety and Self-Efficacy of Middle Aged Adults

Kim, Shinmi; Kim, Soon Yi

doi:2008.17.3.281

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2008;17(3):281-291.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2008.17.3.281 Published online September 30, 2008.

A Study on Aging Anxiety and Self-Efficacy of Middle Aged Adults

Shinmi Kim¹, Soon Yi Kim²

¹Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Woosuk University
²Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Hyechon College

중년기 성인의 노화불안과 자기효능감에 관한 연구

김신미¹, 김 순²

¹우석대학교 간호학과 부교수
²혜천대학 간호과 부교수

Correspondence: Shinmi Kim, Tel: 82-63-290-1546, Fax: 82-63-290-1548,
Email: skim@woosuk.ac.kr

Received: 16 June 2008 • Revised: 1 September 2008 • Accepted: 5 September 2008

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to identify the level of aging anxiety and self-efficacy and to explore the relationship between aging anxiety and self-efficacy of the middle age adults.
Methods
The subjects were 373 adults aged between 40 to 64 years old. Data was collected for 2 months by trained nursing students. Aging anxiety was evaluated using the Anxiety about Aging scale for the elderly modified by Watkins et al., and self-efficacy was measured using tools developed by Sherer and Maddux.
Results
The total score of aging anxiety was 49.44 and the item average was 2.56. 'Acceptance of the self as very old' was the factor with the highest anxiety level (3.08). Level of aging anxiety was significantly different by education level, illness, health status and religion. The score of self efficacy was 57.96. and showed a negative correlation with aging anxiety.
Conclusion
Some study results are not coherent with previous studies; therefore, any definite conclusion needs to be postponed and repeated studies adopting diverse and larger samples are called for. More reliable and Korean culture oriented tools to measure aging anxiety may need to be developed for better results.

Key Words: Adult; Aging anxiety; Self efficacy

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