Background. Research has found a strong link between ageism, in the form of negative
stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination toward older people, and risks to their physical …

As the population of older adults increases, it is important to understand what may assist
every older person to live well and longer. Using a systematic review, this study examined …

Personal views on aging, such as age stereotypes and subjective aging, can affect various
health outcomes in later life. For the past 20 years or so, a large body of experimental and …

Evidence is accumulating on the effects of subjective aging—that is, how individuals
perceive their own aging process—on health and survival in later life. The goal of this article …

The World Health Organization's (WHO) active aging framework recognizes that age barriers
and ageism need to be removed in order to increase potential for active aging. However …

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 …

This book provides an overview of human development and includes the relationship
between motor development and cognitive and social development. It explores factors …

Due to the demographic changes and the increasing awareness of the role of physical
function, mobility in older age is becoming an important topic. Mobility limitations have been …

Using data from the German Ageing Survey (Deutscher Alterssurvey, DEAS; N= 4,712), this
study examined age-related change in three dimensions of self-perceptions of aging (SPA) …

Objective: Positive self-perceptions of ageing are associated with better health; however,
little is known about the potentially underlying mechanisms. The present longitudinal study …