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Stereotypes of Aging: Their Effects on the Health of Older Adults

Author(s) -

Rylee A. Dionigi

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of geriatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2356-7414

pISSN - 2314-7121

DOI - 10.1155/2015/954027

Subject(s) - successful aging , psychology , healthy aging , physical health , variety (cybernetics) , mental health , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , older people , stereotype (uml) , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , artificial intelligence , computer science

The purpose of this review is to present findings on the effects of stereotypes of aging on health outcomes related to older adults, such as physical and mental functioning (specifically) and overall well-being and perceived quality of life (more broadly). This review shows that both positive and negative stereotypes of aging can have enabling and constraining effects on the actions, performance, decisions, attitudes, and, consequently, holistic health of an older adult. This review further highlights a variety of limitations in stereotype research in aging contexts, including a lack of qualitative studies focusing on older adult perspectives and the fluctuating definition of what constitutes “good health” during older age

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