Ageism is a widespread phenomenon and constitutes a significant threat to older people's
well-being. Identifying the factors contributing to ageism is critical to inform policies that …

Prevailing beliefs suggest that Eastern cultures hold older adults in higher esteem than
Western cultures do, due to stronger collectivist traditions of filial piety. However, in modern …

This article updates and extends an earlier meta-analysis (Westerhof et al., 2014) on the
longitudinal effects of subjective aging (SA) on health outcomes. A systematic search in …

Ageism is a worldwide crisis. The COVID‐19 pandemic exacerbated ageism toward older
adults with hate speech, intergenerational resentment, and human rights violations. This …

Evidence shows that ageism negatively impacts the health of older adults. However,
estimates of its prevalence are lacking. This study aimed to estimate the global prevalence …

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 …

Background Healthy ageing frameworks have been highly explored. Our objective was to
assess existing frameworks for healthy ageing and to identify commonly described factors …

Humans are able to reflect on and interpret their own aging. Thus, as individuals grow older,
calendar age may become increasingly a subjective variable. This theoretical paper …

Scholars argue about whether age stereotypes (beliefs about old people) are becoming
more negative or positive over time. No previous study has systematically tested the trend of …

With life expectancy dramatically increasing throughout much of the world, people have to
make choices with a longer future in mind than they ever had to before. Yet, many indicators …