Objectives This study examined public discourse and sentiment regarding older adults and
COVID-19 on social media and assessed the extent of ageism in public discourse. Methods …

The COVID‐19 crisis has sparked a resurgence of scholarly interest in the issue of ageism.
Whether the outbreak thwarts or facilitates efforts to combat ageism hinges upon public …

OBJECTIVES In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID‐19) a pandemic. High morbidity and mortality rates of COVID‐19 have been …

Early reports of COVID-19 often inaccurately presented the virus as a serious concern only
among older adults. On the social media platform of Twitter,# BoomerRemover originated as …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused an ongoing pandemic, with over 40
million cases worldwide [1]. COVID-19 has placed a disproportionate load on …

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 …

Objectives Older adults experience higher risks of getting severely ill from coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulting in widespread narratives of frailty and vulnerability. We …

Older adults have gained great media attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they
were believed to be vulnerable to the novel virus based on clinical data and epidemiological …

Objectives During the COVID-19 pandemic, stigmatization of older persons increased in
traditional and social media. It was unknown whether this negative messaging could be …

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 …