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Gerascophobia or Excessive Fear of Aging Scale (GEFAS) : Development, validation, and exploration of psychometric properties of a brief instrument using classical testing theory and item response theory
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- Husain, Waqar (författare)
- Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Ijaz, Farrukh (författare)
- Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Husain, Muhammad Ahmad (författare)
- Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Achraf, Ammar (författare)
- Department of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Isa, Hasan M. (författare)
- Department of Pediatrics, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain
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- Trabelsi, Khaled (författare)
- High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, 3000, Tunisia
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- Pandi-Perumal, Seithikurippu R. (författare)
- Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Punjab, Mohali, 140413, India
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- Pakpour, Amir H. (författare)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för omvårdnad,The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare
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- Jahrami, Haitham (författare)
- Government Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain
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- Elsevier, 2025
- 2025
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print). - : Elsevier. - 0167-4943 .- 1872-6976. ; 128
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Abstract
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- Background: Gerascophobia, or excessive fear of aging, is thought to be caused by a mixture of cognitive, experiential, and physiological factors acting on a person at particular time points. Measurement tools for evaluating geraschophobia remain insufficiently developed, despite this commonplace fear's distress.Objective: The objective of the current study was to develop and validate the Gerascophobia or Excessive Fear of Aging Scale (GEFAS) and analyze its psychometric properties.Methods: Three successive investigations were carried out with a total of 1594 participants. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the construct validity of the GEFAS. Convergent and discriminant validity was assessed by examining relationships with measures of depression, anxiety, stress, death anxiety, psychosocial illness, and life satisfaction. Multiple linear regression was used to investigate factors that predict fear of aging.Results: The GEFAS demonstrated high reliability (Cronbach alpha >0.8). Factor analysis supported a single-factor solution for the scale (fitness indices CFI, TLI, NNFI, NFI, RFI, and MFI all > 0.95; RMSEA=0.06. Significant positive correlations were found between fear of aging and depression (r = 0.270; p < 0.01), anxiety (r = 0.311; p < 0.01), stress (r = 0.285; p < 0.01), death anxiety (r = 0.600; p < 0.01), and psychosocial illness (r = 0.243; p < 0.01). A significant inverse correlation was observed with life satisfaction. Gender differences were also noted, with women exhibiting greater fear of aging than men (p < 0.01; d = 0.488).Conclusion: The GEFAS fills a significant gap in the psychological/psychiatric literature as a useful tool for evaluating the fear of aging. The study concludes that the excessive fear of aging contributes to poor mental health.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap -- Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Other Medical and Health Sciences -- Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Ageism
- Brief fear of aging scale
- Fear of aging
- Gerascophobia
- Psychometric properties
- Psychosocial correlates
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