Human functioning and development are shaped by sociocultural contexts and by the
historical changes that occur in these contexts. Over the last century, sociocultural changes …

The role of historical change for individual functioning and development has long been a
central feature of life span psychological and life course sociological theory. However, the …

Society and developmental theory generally assume that there are wide generational
differences in personality. Yet evidence showing historical change in the levels of adult Big …

Abstract Background and Objectives Older adults are exhibiting greater diversity in their
aging trajectories. This has led to movements by the World Health Organization and AARP …

Little is known about historical shifts in subjective age (ie, how old individuals feel). Moving
beyond the very few time-lagged cross-sectional cohort comparisons, we examined …

Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a public health issue because elevated
loneliness increases one's risk for depression, compromised immunity, chronic illness, and …

Given substantial cohort differences in psychosocial functioning, for example in perceived
control, and ongoing pension reforms, the context of retirement has changed over the last …

Purpose The study 'Sex-and gender-sensitive prevention of cardiovascular and metabolic
disease in older adults in Germany', the GendAge study, focuses on major risk factors for …

Recent empirical evidence has documented that US middle-aged adults today are reporting
lower mental and physical health than same-aged peers several decades ago. Individuals …

Abstract “At what age would you describe someone as old?” Perceptions of when old age
begins might be prone to upward shifts because of historical increases in life expectancy …