Title: Stereotypes of Aging: Their Effects on the Health of Older Adults
Headings: Stereotypes of Aging: Their Effects on the Health of Older Adults
Journal of Geriatrics
Stereotypes of Aging: Their Effects on the Health of Older Adults
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. How Stereotypes Work to Affect Health
3. Effects of Negative Stereotypes
3.1. Stereotype Activation and Longitudinal Studies
3.1.1. Implicit Priming of Stereotypes of Aging (and Stereotype Embodiment/Internalization)
3.1.2. Explicit Priming of Stereotypes of Aging (and Stereotype Threat)
3.2. Downward Social Comparison (and Resilience Theory)
3.3. Emerging Qualitative Research Findings
4. Effects of Positive Stereotypes
4.1. Implicit Priming of Positive Stereotypes of Aging (and Internalization)
4.2. Explicit Priming of Positive Stereotypes of Aging (and Stereotype Boost)
4.3. Upward Social Comparison and Role Models
5. Limitations of Stereotype Research in Aging Contexts
6. Summary and Conclusion
Conflict of Interests
References
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]. Stereotypes of aging include assumptions and generalizations about how people at or over a certain age should behave, and what they are likely to experience, without regard for individual differences or unique circumstances [ 3
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]. Stereotypes of aging in contemporary culture, particularly North America, are primarily negative, depicting later life as a time of ill health, loneliness, dependency, and poor physical and mental functioning [ 1
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