How does age affect personal and social reactions to COVID-19: Results from the national Understanding America Study

JK Kim, EM Crimmins - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has had tremendous impact on Americans' lives including their
personal and social behaviors. While people of all ages are affected in some way by the …

The moderating effects of perceived severity on the generational gap in preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US

Y Luo, Y Cheng, M Sui - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults appear to be more susceptible to the
coronavirus disease. Although the health stakes are higher for older adults, individuals of all …

COVID-19 worries and behavior changes in older and younger men and women

SJ Barber, H Kim - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The case fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is higher among
older adults than younger adults and is also higher among men than women. However …

Ageism and behavior change during a health pandemic: A preregistered study

MT Vale, JT Stanley, ML Houston, AA Villalba… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a suspected surge of ageism in America and has
imposed critical health and safety behavior modifications for people of all ages (;). Given that …

COVID-19 and ageism: How positive and negative responses impact older adults and society.

C Monahan, J Macdonald, A Lytle… - American …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
The disproportionately high rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health
complications and mortality among older adults prompted supportive public responses, such …

[HTML][HTML] Intergenerational conflicts of interest and prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Jin, D Balliet, A Romano, G Spadaro… - Personality and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic presents threats, such as severe disease and economic hardship,
to people of different ages. These threats can also be experienced asymmetrically across …

Age differences in COVID-19 risk perceptions and mental health: Evidence from a national US survey conducted in March 2020

W Bruine de Bruin - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Theories of aging posit that older adult age is associated with less negative
emotions, but few studies have examined age differences at times of novel challenges. As …

Know your epidemic, know your response: Early perceptions of COVID-19 and self-reported social distancing in the United States

A Ciancio, F Kämpfen, IV Kohler, D Bennett… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
As COVID-19 is rapidly unfolding in the United States, it is important to understand how
individuals perceive the health and economic risks of the pandemic. In the absence of a …

Younger and older adults' mood and expectations regarding aging during COVID-19

MC Whatley, ALM Siegel, ST Schwartz… - Gerontology and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has broadly impacted our daily lives. Here,
we used a longitudinal approach to investigate older adults' mood and expectations …

Age-based messaging strategies for communication about COVID-19

SM Utych, L Fowler - Journal of Behavioral Public …, 2020 - mail.journal-bpa.org
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis across the world has required a massive and sudden
shift in human behaviors, with an end goal of slowing the spread of the disease. Importantly …