Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability
Background: Self-perceptions of aging are important predictors of physical and mental health, longevity, and quality of life. The Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ) is the most promising scale of self-perceptions about aging and has been translated into many languages. This study aimed t...
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| description | Background: Self-perceptions of aging are important predictors of physical and mental health, longevity, and quality of life. The Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ) is the most promising scale of self-perceptions about aging and has been translated into many languages. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the B-APQ and examine its validity and reliability. Methods: A web-based survey of 1500 people aged 65 and older was conducted in Japan. Of the participants, 651 were men and 849 were women. The average age was 72.97 years. Results: No significant distributional biases were found for any items of the Japanese version of the B-APQ. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted using the same model as the previous studies. The results of CFA showed that the goodness of fit indices met the acceptability criteria. Two-tailed Pearson correlations showed significant relationships between each factor of the Japanese version of the B-APQ as well as the cognitive and physical functioning, depression, and well-being of older adults. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the B-APQ has high internal consistency and significant factorial and construct-related validity. The Japanese version of the B-APQ is expected to be used to measure the self-perceptions of aging for further study in Japan. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-38d896a1d2994b4bbc77d12a4b51332c2025-08-20T01:55:34ZengMDPI AGJournal of Ageing and Longevity2673-92592024-07-014320020810.3390/jal4030014Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and ReliabilityKoji Abe0Kana Tomiyama1Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, JapanGraduate School of Clinical Psychology, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, JapanBackground: Self-perceptions of aging are important predictors of physical and mental health, longevity, and quality of life. The Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ) is the most promising scale of self-perceptions about aging and has been translated into many languages. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the B-APQ and examine its validity and reliability. Methods: A web-based survey of 1500 people aged 65 and older was conducted in Japan. Of the participants, 651 were men and 849 were women. The average age was 72.97 years. Results: No significant distributional biases were found for any items of the Japanese version of the B-APQ. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted using the same model as the previous studies. The results of CFA showed that the goodness of fit indices met the acceptability criteria. Two-tailed Pearson correlations showed significant relationships between each factor of the Japanese version of the B-APQ as well as the cognitive and physical functioning, depression, and well-being of older adults. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the B-APQ has high internal consistency and significant factorial and construct-related validity. The Japanese version of the B-APQ is expected to be used to measure the self-perceptions of aging for further study in Japan.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/14ageismaging perceptionsself-perceptionsconfirmatory factor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Koji Abe Kana Tomiyama Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability Journal of Ageing and Longevity ageism aging perceptions self-perceptions confirmatory factor analysis |
| title | Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability |
| title_full | Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability |
| title_short | Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability |
| title_sort | development of a japanese version of the brief ageing perceptions questionnaire and its validity and reliability |
| topic | ageism aging perceptions self-perceptions confirmatory factor analysis |
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