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Table 2 Ageing perception scores in the Turkish and Dutch samples

From: Positive ageing perceptions among migrant Turkish and native Dutch older people: a matter of culture or resources?

 

Turkish

(n = 662a)

Dutch

(n = 994)

p

Timeline (negative awareness of ageing)

 Chronic/acute

3.79 (0.90)

3.34 (0.91)

<0.001

 Cyclical

3.55 (0.72)

2.85 (0.86)

<0.001

Perceived consequences of ageing

 Positive

3.60 (0.95)

3.40 (0.73)

<0.001

 Negative

3.86 (0.91)

3.40 (0.81)

<0.001

Feeling in control

 Control over positive ageing effects

3.46 (0.97)

3.71 (0.68)

<0.001

 Control over negative ageing effects

2.24 (0.83)

2.41 (0.74)

<0.001

Negative emotional representations

2.86 (1.02)

2.45 (0.84)

<0.001

  1. a18 respondents did not fill in the ageing perceptions questionnaire leading to a total of 662 respondents
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BMC Geriatrics

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