Validation of the Anxiety about Aging Scale

Kim, Sook Nam; Choi, Soon Ock; Shin, Kyung II; Lee, Jung Hee

doi:2008.17.3.292

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 17(3); 2008 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2008;17(3):292-301.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2008.17.3.292 Published online September 30, 2008.

Validation of the Anxiety about Aging Scale

Sook Nam Kim¹, Soon Ock Choi², Kyung II Shin³, Jung Hee Lee⁴

¹Associate Professor, 2 Professor, College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan
²Associate Professor, 2 Professor, College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan
³Researcher, Institute of Meaning in Life of Korea
⁴Full-time Lecturer, Department of Lifelong Education, Dongeid University

노화불안 적도의 타당화 연구

김숙남¹, 최순옥², 신경일³, 이정희⁴

¹부산가톨릭대학교 간호대학 부교수
²부산가톨릭대학교 간호대학 교수
³생의의 미연구소 연구원
⁴동의대학교 평생교육학과 전임강사

Correspondence: Sook Nam Kim, Tel: 82-51-510-0727, Fax: 82-51-510-0747,
Email: snkim@cup.ac.kr

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

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was aimed to evaluate reliability and validity of the Anxiety about Aging Scale(Lasher & Faulkender, 1993).
Methods
The subjects were 750 adults living in Busan and Kyoung Nam province, and data was collected from September to November 2006. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, reliability test on SPSS 14.0 for Windows and the LISREL 8.71 Program.
Results
By means of internal consistency of the 20 items, 3 items were deleted. Through exploratory factor analysis of 17 items, 4 factors were extracted. These factors were labeled as 'fear of losses', 'fear of old people*, 'physical appearance', and 'psychological concerns'. Through LISREL of the 17 items, all items were included and finally Cronbach's alpha of the 17 items was .833. The correlation coefficient of the trait-anxiety scale was .494.
Conclusion
These findings suggest that the AAS(Anxiety about Aging Scale) is valid and reliable to assess a degree of aging anxiety. Studies on aging anxiety of different groups and subjects are needed for reverification.

Key Words: Anxiety; Aging; Validity; Reliability