Open AccessThe Impact of Aging Policy on Societal Age Stereotypes and Ageism
Author(s) -
Reuben Ng,
Ting Yu Joanne Chow,
Wenshu Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnab151
Subject(s) - medicalization , unintended consequences , newspaper , public policy , stereotype (uml) , health care , gerontology , political science , health policy , psychology , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , law
While studies have researched ageism in public policy, few investigated the impact of aging policy on ageism-typically, an unintended consequence. Ageism is linked to $63 billion in health care costs, so its antecedents are of interest. We test the association between Aging Policy Agenda Setting and Societal Age Stereotypes and hypothesize a mediating pathway via Medicalization of Aging, moderated by demographics.