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pupils in urban or rural areas. 481 pupils of primary school in grade 3-5 in Shandong province
were investigated. Results: (1) Self-concept of the pupils in economic developed areas was higher
than undeveloped areas. (2) Self-concept of the urban pupils was higher than that of rural pupils in
economic developed areas, while there was no remarkable difference about it between urban or
rural pupils in undeveloped area. (3) The main effects and interactions of grade and gender were
unremarkable at total.
5138.25 Study on target values of college students in Shanxi province of China, Yunyun Zhang,
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Objective: This study was supposed to investigate the target values of college students in Shanxi
province. Method: 85 seniors and freshmen in Shanxi province were investigated by
Questionnaire of target values for Chinese college students. Results: The overall characteristics of
college students in Shanxi are as follows: In the individual target aspect, to develop their
capabilities is the main orientation; in the social target aspect, to be qualified citizens is the main
orientation; in the transcendent aspect, to devote to our nation is the main orientation. In the same
time, different grades, genders and faculties were explored toward their targets.
5138.26 Old age and communication, Carlo Cristini 1 , Giovanni Cesa-Bianchi 2 , Marcello
Cesa-Bianchi 2 , 1 University of Brescia, Italy; 2 University of Milan, Italy
Sample and Methods: more than 1000 over 65 aged, classified according to age, sex, living at
home or institution, territorial area, educational level, health status have been examined by: a)
semi-structured interview; b) Communication Questionnaire; c) IPAT anxiety scale; d)
Aggressiveness I-R Test; e) Geriatric Depression Scale. Results: communication appears as a
fundamental process for adjustment in old age. According to our data it is positively related to
female sex, educational level, health status, negatively to age, institutionalization, metropolitan
areas. Communication makes easier to control aggressiveness, express emotions, to be
memorizing and creative.
5138.27 A genetically oriented lifespan study, Ulrich Geppert 1 , Ernst A Hany 2 , 1 Max Planck
Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany, 2 University of Erfurt, Germany
The Genetically Oriented Lifespan Study of Differential Development in Munich continues a
longitudinal twin study started in 1937 with 90 pairs of monozygotic and dizygotic same sex twins
(about 11 years old). During wave 5 (1995-1999) the sample was expanded from 20 remaining
pairs to 191 pairs of twins of the same age range and older (63-85 years) who were retested
between 2000 and 2003. Research questions: Do individual differences remain stable beyond
childhood in adult and old people? To what extent are inherited and early individual conditions
responsible for the observed stability in individual differences? Exemplary results will be
reported.
5138.28 The economic and social aftermath of the Chinese aging problem and its relevant policy
chosen, Cunren Fan, China
We have stepped into the period of aging society and will experience the continous aging process
in the future decades. It is a practical and pressing task to recognize its influence on our economic
and social development and bring forward the relevant policies. Based on the forecast of its trend
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