Advancing the field of subjective views of aging: an overview of recent achievements

A Shrira, Y Palgi, M Diehl - Subjective views of aging: Theory, research …, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this chapter is to summarize recent developments in the field of subjective views
of aging (VoA) by focusing on three major perspectives: The theoretical, empirical, and …

Why people feel younger: Motivational and social-cognitive mechanisms of the subjective age bias and its implications for work and organizations

D Weiss, M Weiss - Work, Aging and Retirement, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The term subjective age bias describes the phenomenon that from adolescence to old age
most people feel significantly younger or older than their chronological age. Although recent …

Changes in essentialist beliefs about cognitive aging predicts changes in mental health: Evidence from a 10-year longitudinal study.

G Prati - Psychology and Aging, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
The belief that aging-related cognitive decline is inevitable is associated with impaired
cognitive performance of older adults. Little is, however, known about the association …

All set in stone? How essentialist beliefs about aging affect older workers' motivation to continue working beyond retirement age

M Weiss, D Weiss, H Zacher - Journal of Organizational …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although population aging requires that employees increasingly work beyond traditional
retirement ages, negative age stereotypes often portray older workers as unwilling or unable …

Measuring (non) essentialist beliefs about the process of aging

D Weiss, M Diehl - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We validated an aging mindset measure that captures beliefs about the process
of aging. Specifically, we introduce a brief 4-item and an extended 10-item measure …

Age-related attributions of experienced changes in life: Origins and implications

K Rothermund, MCP de Paula Couto… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Attributing life changes to age represents a core marker of the subjective
experience of aging. The aims of our study were to investigate views on aging (VA) as …

Beyond chronological age: Alternative age constructs and their implications at work

D Weiss, M Weiss - Age and Work, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Work and organizational psychology researchers often rely on chronological age to predict
interindividual differences in work outcomes. Yet, chronological age is not an explanatory …

Friendships, subjective age, and life satisfaction of women in midlife

S Degges‐White, M Kepic - Adultspan Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The authors conducted a study of 422 women, ages 31 to 77 years, to explore the
relationships among friendship networks, subjective age, and life satisfaction. Friendship …

Personal views of aging in midlife and older age: the role of personality

E Carbone, E Sella, D Signori, E Borella - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Personal views of aging (VoA) reflect individuals' perceptions, attitudes, and
expectations regarding their aging selves. The present cross-sectional study was aimed at …