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Desired Lifetime and End-of-Life Desires Across Adulthood From 20 to 90: A Dual-Source Information Model /

개인저자
Lang, Frieder R. ;, Baltes, Paul B. ;, Wagner, Gert G. ;
수록페이지
p268-p276
발행일자
2007.09.27
출판사
The Gerontological Society of America
초록
[영문]How long do people want to live, and how does scientific research on aging affect such desires? A dual-source information model proposes that aging expectations and desires are informed differently by two sources: personal experiences on the one hand, and scientific and societal influences on the other. Two studies with independent German national samples explored desires regarding length of life and end of life among adults between the ages of 20 and 90. Findings are: First, desired lifetime is consistent at around 85 years with few age differences. Second, experimental induction of good or bad news from research on aging has little effect in Study 1. Third, interest in science has moderating effects on desired lifetime in Study 2. Fourth, there is a high prevalence of a strong desire to control the qqqquot;when and howqqqquot; of one's death, although only 11% of the individuals completed a living will. Findings are consistent with the dual-source information model.