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Living Arrangements and Health of Older Adults in India
Discussion. Our study demonstrates that multigenerational households—the traditional and the most dominant form of living arrangement in India—have protective health benefits for older adults, while taking into account potential selection mechanisms. On Contrary to some epidemiological studies, we do not find any elevated risk of exposure to short-term illness, when older adults are living in households with young grandchildren. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Samanta, T., Chen, F., Vanneman, R. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Greater Perceived Age Discrimination in England than the United States: Results from HRS and ELSA
We examined cross-national differences in perceptions of age discrimination in England and the United States. Under the premise that the United States has had age discrimination legislation in place for considerably longer than England, we hypothesized that perceptions of age discrimination would be lower in the United States. Methods. We analyzed data from two nationally representative studies of aging, the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (n = 4,818) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (n = 7,478). Respondents aged 52 years and older who attributed any experiences of discrimination to their age were treated as ...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rippon, I., Zaninotto, P., Steptoe, A. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Positive Portrayals of Old Age Do Not Always Have Positive Consequences
This study examined whether these positive consequences might have limits, such that they occurred for portrayals of old age that were positive, but not those that were extremely positive. Method. Younger and older adults were allowed to selectively view (Study 1) or were experimentally exposed to (Studies 2 and 3) portrayals of old age of different levels of positivity. Their attention (Study 1) and physiological responses (Study 2) toward the portrayals, as well as perception of personal aging (Study 1) and memory performance (Study 3) after the exposure, were assessed. Results. Findings from 3 studies suggested that o...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Fung, H. H., Li, T., Zhang, X., Sit, I. M. I., Cheng, S.-T., Isaacowitz, D. M. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Perceived Age Discrimination as a Mediator of the Association Between Income Inequality and Older People's Self-Rated Health in the European Region
This article examines whether the psychosocial factors of perceived age discrimination and (lack of) social capital may help explain the adverse effect of inequality on older people’s health. Methods. Self-rated health, perceived age discrimination, and social capital were assessed in the 2008/9 European Social Survey (European Social Survey Round 4 Data, 2008). The Gini coefficient was used to represent national inequalities in income in each of the 28 European Social Survey countries. Mediation analyses (within a multilevel structural equation modeling paradigm) on a subsample of respondents over 70 years of age (...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vauclair, C.-M., Marques, S., Lima, M. L., Abrams, D., Swift, H., Bratt, C. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

How Stereotype Threat Affects Healthy Older Adults' Performance on Clinical Assessments of Cognitive Decline: The Key Role of Regulatory Fit
We examined why this occurs. Based upon the regulatory focus account of stereotype threat, we predicted that the effects of stereotype threat should depend upon the assessments’ reward structure. Stereotype threat should be associated with poor performance when the assessment emphasizes gaining correct answers, but not when it emphasizes avoiding mistakes. Method. Healthy older adults completed a series of mental status examinations. Half of the participants completed these examinations under stereotype threat about their cognitive abilities. Monetary incentives were also manipulated. For half of the participants co...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Barber, S. J., Mather, M., Gatz, M. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Resiliency Over Time of Elders' Age Stereotypes After Encountering Stressful Events
Discussion. The robustness of negative age stereotypes was expressed in their capacity to resist change as well as generate it. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., Chung, P. H., Gill, T. M. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

An Ego Depletion Account of Aging Stereotypes' Effects on Health-Related Variables
This study examined whether stereotypes may predict health outcomes independently from their internalization into the self. Specifically, we tested whether endorsement of negative age stereotypes in the physical activity (PA) domain is related to decreased subjective vitality among active older adults, illustrating ego depletion. Method. This longitudinal study included 192 retired individuals aged 60–92 years who regularly participated in organized PA, and who completed the measures on three occasions (9-month period). Results. Multilevel growth models tested whether within-person variation in age stereotypes endo...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Emile, M., d'Arripe-Longueville, F., Cheval, B., Amato, M., Chalabaev, A. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Ageism Comes of Age
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Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Palmore, E. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Value-Expressive Volunteer Motivation and Volunteering by Older Adults: Relationships With Religiosity and Spirituality
This study investigates the interplay among religiosity, spirituality, value-expressive volunteer motivation, and volunteering. We examined religiosity and spirituality as predictors of value-expressive volunteer motivation and volunteering and whether religiosity moderated the relations between (a) spirituality and value-expressive volunteer motivation and (b) value-expressive volunteer motivation and volunteering. Method. After applying multiple imputation procedures to data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study among participants 64–67 years old who survived beyond 2004 (N = 8,148), we carried out regression anal...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Okun, M. A., O'Rourke, H. P., Keller, B., Johnson, K. A., Enders, C. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

A Longitudinal Examination of the Effects of Early Influences and Midlife Characteristics on Successful Aging
Discussion. Findings suggest that successful aging is a fluid construct and that although some characteristics identifiable early in life predict successful aging, others are dampened by midlife statuses. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pruchno, R. A., Wilson-Genderson, M. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Multiple Object Tracking While Walking: Similarities and Differences Between Young, Young-Old, and Old-Old Adults
Discussion. These different profiles between the two groups of older participants could be explained in terms of compensation strategies and risk of falling. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pothier, K., Benguigui, N., Kulpa, R., Chavoix, C. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Age Differences in Reactions to Social Rejection: The Role of Cognitive Resources and Appraisals
This study investigated age differences in reactions following a direct rejection and the moderating effects of cognitive resources and appraisals. Method. Eighty-three younger (18–26 years) and 53 older (60–86 years) adults engaged in an online interview during which they were either accepted or rejected seemingly by another participant. We examined participants’ self-reported mood before and after the interview as well as verbal self-complexity. Results. Older adults reported greater increases in hurt feelings following rejection than younger adults. The age difference was further moderated by cogniti...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Cheng, Y., Gruhn, D. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Depressive Mood, Anger, and Daily Cortisol of Caregivers on High- and Low-Stress Days
This study examines the association of daily cortisol with depressive mood and anger. Method. Depressive mood, anger and 2 markers of cortisol, area under the curve (AUC), and cortisol awakening response (CAR) were examined for caregivers (N = 164) of individuals with dementia (IWDs) across 8 days, some of which IWDs attended an adult day service (ADS) program. Caregivers were primarily female (86.7%) with a mean age of 61.99. First, multilevel models were run with CAR and AUC each as separate covariates of anger and depressive mood. A second set of models examined contextual factors of caregivers (i.e., care-related stre...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Leggett, A. N., Zarit, S. H., Kim, K., Almeida, D. M., Klein, L. C. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Positive Aspects of Family Caregiving for Dementia: Differential Item Functioning by Race
Discussion. PAC scores differ significantly by race. In addition, 2 items with meaningful race DIF identify content areas that are particularly relevant to the cultural experiences of African American caregivers. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Roth, D. L., Dilworth-Anderson, P., Huang, J., Gross, A. L., Gitlin, L. N. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Ageism Comes of Age Table of Content
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Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Cover / Standing Material Source Type: research