The notion of the heterogeneity of aging goes along with the awareness that every person
experiences aging differently. Over the past years, scholars have emphasized that the …

“Stereotype threat” is often thought of as a singular construct, with moderators and
mechanisms that are stable across groups and domains. However, this is not always true. To …

Almost 50 years ago, ageism (negative attitudes toward older adults) was introduced as a
significant social issue. Since then, the worldwide population of adults ages 60 and over has …

Satisfaction with one's own aging and feeling young are indicators of positive well-being in
late life. Using 16-year longitudinal data from participants of the Berlin Aging Study (PB …

The present study examined time-related change in felt age, physical age, and satisfaction
with aging in old age and covariates of this change. Using 6-year-longitudinal data from the …

Objectives. Individuals' perceptions of their own age (ing) are important correlates of well-
being and health. The goals of the present study were to (a) examine indicators of self …

Lives Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Human Development, Sixth Edition Page 1 Lives Across
Cultures Cross-Cultural Human Development Sixth Edition Harry W. Gardiner University of …

This study examined narrative identity in 2 groups of participants who were younger (ages
ranging from late adolescence through young adulthood) and older (over the age of 65 …

Objectives: Subjective age is an important correlate of health, well-being, and longevity. So
far, little is known about short-term variability in subjective age and the circumstances under …

This article questions whether the concept of active ageing unintentionally devalues the life
experiences of disadvantaged groups of older people. It is argued that talking up the …