COVID-19 and ageism: How positive and negative responses impact older adults and society.

C Monahan, J Macdonald, A Lytle… - American …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
The disproportionately high rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health
complications and mortality among older adults prompted supportive public responses, such …

The worldwide ageism crisis

SR Levy, A Lytle, J Macdonald - Journal of Social Issues, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ageism is a worldwide crisis. The COVID‐19 pandemic exacerbated ageism toward older
adults with hate speech, intergenerational resentment, and human rights violations. This …

Instapals: Reducing ageism by facilitating intergenerational contact and providing aging education

A Lytle, N Nowacek, SR Levy - Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Utilizing the PEACE (Positive Education about Aging and Contact Experiences)
model as a theoretical foundation, Instapals was a novel ageism reduction intervention with …

Reducing ageism toward older adults and highlighting older adults as contributors during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

A Lytle, SR Levy - Journal of Social Issues, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic exacerbated ageism (stereoty**, prejudice, and discrimination)
toward older adults in the United States, highlighting the belief that older adults are a …

Ageing: The role of ageism

SR Levy, MB Apriceno - OBM Geriatrics, 2019 - lidsen.com
Worldwide, people are living longer but not necessarily experiencing optimal health since
healthy ageing stems from a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors …

Intersections of ageism toward older adults and other isms during the COVID‐19 pandemic

L Ramirez, C Monahan… - Journal of Social …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic is a significant global issue that has exacerbated pre‐existing
structural and social inequalities. There are concerns that ageism toward older adults has …

Hidden grief is complicated: identity concealment as a minority stressor and relational-cultural barrier among bereaved sexual and gender minoritized elders

BF Shepherd, PM Brochu, AM Stripling - Psychology & Sexuality, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) elders who have lost or expect to lose a partner or
loved one are at elevated risk for experiencing hidden or disenfranchised grief due to …

Assessing the combined effect of ageism and sexuality-related stigma on the mental health and well-being of older lesbian and gay adults

A Lyons, B Alba, A Waling, V Minichiello… - Aging & Mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Relatively little research has examined ageism among older lesbian and gay
adults. In this study, we investigated how ageism, as well as sexuality-related stigma, relate …

“I'm too old for that”: the role of ageism and sexual dysfunctional beliefs in sexual health in a sample of heterosexual and LGB older adults: a pilot study

L Flesia, M Monaro, EA Jannini, E Limoncin - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The role of ageism (ie, discrimination against individuals or groups on the basis of their age),
in particular toward the sexuality of the elderly, remains, to date, an overlooked issue. A few …

Subjective cognitive decline among sexual and gender minorities: Results from a US population-based sample

MJ Brown, R Patterson - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment between older adults in same-sex
relationships and those in opposite-sex relationships have been found to be statistically not …