The present investigation was oriented to explore the links between negative stereotypes about aging, fears about old age, satisfaction with life and certain sociodemographic characteristics. For this purpose, a cross-sectional quantitative empirical study of descriptive-correlational scope was designed. A sample of 314 Spaniards was formed (74% women, Medad = 38 years), selected according to a sampling by availability. The participants answered a selection of instruments to measure the constructs under study. On the collected data, descriptive and correlational analyzes were carried out. The results show that there are no differences in any of the variables studied according to sex, but there are greater negative stereotypes among those who live with older adults. Age is negatively associated with both stereotypes and fears and satisfaction with life. Finally, negative stereotypes about...

La presente investigación se orientó a explorar las vinculaciones entre los estereotipos negativos sobre el envejecimiento, los temores respecto a la vejez, la satisfacción con la vida y ciertas características sociodemográficas. Con tal propósito, se diseñó un estudio empírico cuantitativo transversal, de alcance descriptivo-correlacional. Se conformó una muestra de 314 españoles (74% mujeres; Medad= 38 años), seleccionados según un muestreo por disponibilidad. Los participantes respondieron una selección de instrumentos para medir los constructos bajo estudio. Sobre los datos reunidos se ejecutaron análisis descriptivos y correlacionales. Los resultados muestran que no hay diferencias en ninguna de las variables estudiadas en función del sexo, pero sí se observan mayores estereotipos negativos entre quienes conviven con adultos mayores. La edad se asocia negativamente ...

Proyecto de investigación 2017-2019, financiado por la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC).

The present study reports the normative and psychometric information of DOT (form A and B), a brief measure of visuospatial organization relevant to applied research and clinical practice. A sample of 775 university adults participated, from Lima (Peru). The administra-tion of the test was done in groups, with standardized instructions. We found moderately high test-retest reliability; and the covariation with a fluid intelligence test was small but the-oretically consistent. The clinimetrics of the measurement error and the reliable change was adequate (minimum detectable change). The intra-group and between-group (American sample) differences revealed patterns of essentially consistent results, detecting a compara-tively greater effect of practice in the Peruvian sample. The implications of the results are discussed.

El presente estudio reporta la información normativa y psicométrica del DOT (forma A y B), una medida breve de organización perceptual-visual relevante para la investigación aplicada y la práctica clínica. Participó una muestra efectiva de 775 adultos universitarios, de Lima (Perú). La administración del test se hizo en grupo, con instrucciones estandarizadas. Se halló que la confiabilidad test-retest era moderadamente alta; la covariación con una prueba de inteligencia fluida fue pequeña, pero teóricamente consistente. La información clínico-métrica sobre el error de medición y el cambio confiable fue adecuada (mínimo cambio detectable). Las diferencias intra-grupos y entre-grupos (muestra americana) revelaron patrones de resultados esencialmente consistentes, detectándose un efecto de la práctica comparativamente mayor en la muestra peruana. Se discuten las implicac...

The present study reports the normative and psychometric information of DOT (form A and B), a brief measure of visuospatial organization relevant to applied research and clinical practice. A sample of 775 university adults participated, from Lima (Peru). The administra-tion of the test was done in groups, with standardized instructions. We found moderately high test-retest reliability; and the covariation with a fluid intelligence test was small but the-oretically consistent. The clinimetrics of the measurement error and the reliable change was adequate (minimum detectable change). The intra-group and between-group (American sample) differences revealed patterns of essentially consistent results, detecting a compara-tively greater effect of practice in the Peruvian sample. The implications of the results are discussed.