Research for relation between actual physical ability and the self-evaluation of physical ability by the comparison between elderly and young subjects

• 荒井 龍淳

• 中原 純

• 中里 和弘

• 増本 康平

• 藤田 綾子

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 実際の身体能力と身体能力の自己評価の関係に関する研究 : 高齢者と若年者のまたぎ能力の比較
• ジッサイノ シンタイノウリョク ト シンタイノウリョク ノ ジコ ヒョウカ ノ カンケイ ニカンスル ケンキュウ コウレイシャ ト ジャクネンシャ ノ マタギノウリョク ノ ヒカク

Abstract

Today，th e overconfidence of physical ability draws attention as the relevant factors of the falling of elderly people. Previous studies indicate that the age-related decrease of physical ability affects the self-evaluation of physical ability，though no experimental study exists at the moment Therefore，this study aims to examine; (1) the status of physical ability in the elderly，(2) the overconfidence of physical ability in the elderly，(3) relation between the decrease of physical ability and the overconfidence of physical ability，and (4) relation between the overconfidence of physical ability and the falling. Two conditions were arranged; load condition which limits physical abi1ity，and no-load condition. As a result，the tendency of the overconfidence of physical ability was not a unique. finding of the elderly although their physical ability actually decreased. In addition，there were four elderly participants who could not recognize the decease of their physical ability properly.

Journal

• 生老病死の行動科学

  生老病死の行動科学 11 43-52, 2006

  大阪大学大学院人間科学研究科臨床死生学研究室

Keywords

• the self-evaluation of physical ability
• overconfidence
• the age-related decrease of physical ability

Details

• CRID: 1390853649735033472
• NII Article ID: 120004844535
• NII Book ID: AA1200171X
• DOI: 10.18910/10347
• HANDLE: 11094/10347
• ISSN: 1349435X
• Text Lang: ja
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