Older adults' perceptions of ageism before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Studies assessing the effects of ageism on older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that perceiving ageism is associated with lower self-reported mental and physical health. Yet, it remains unknown whether these pandemic associations are distinct from pre-pandemic associations. The present study addressed this issue by controlling for pre-pandemic levels of ageism and mental and physical health in order to assess which pandemic-era experiences of ageism predict well-being in older people.

Method

Both prior to and during the pandemic, 117 older adults completed measures of perceived ageism, self-perceptions of aging, subjective age, subjective health, and life satisfaction.

Results

During the pandemic, perceived ageism predicted lower subjective hea

SUBMITTER: Chasteen AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature