We give an overview of what age stereotypes (AS) are, how they are acquired and change
across the lifespan, and how they shape development in old age. AS reflect complex beliefs …

Natural language use is a promising candidate for the development of innovative measures
of well-being to complement self-report measures. The type of words individuals use can …

Introduction. Subjective life expectancy (SLE) is considered an indicator of future time
perspective and has implications for developmental outcomes in different areas of life …

Contemporary societies are aging–but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And
can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and …

An essential part of the project Ageing as Future consists of examining views on ageing. In
other words, we are investigating the ideas that people have about old age in general, but …

Findings from the Ageing as Future project prove that variability and vulnerability are the
main characteristics of old age. The chapter discusses the project's findings concerning the …

Altersbilder sind komplex und vielfältig: Sie können sich auf junge, alte oder sehr alte
Menschen beziehen, auf andere (» die Alten «) oder auf uns selbst, wenn wir alt sind …