Age Group Differences in Perceived Age Discrimination: Associations With Self-Perceptions of Aging.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

From midlife onwards, age stereotypes increasingly underlie social judgments and contribute to age-based discrimination. Whereas many studies compare differences between young and older adults in reports of age discrimination or sensitivity to age stereotypes, few consider age group differences among adults over 50. We form subgroups corresponding to social age group membership (early midlife, late midlife, young old, oldest old) and examine differences in reported experiences of everyday age discrimination and associations with self-perceptions of aging.

Research design and method

Using cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS: N = 15,071; M Age = 68, range 50-101), multivariate logistic regression was used to

SUBMITTER: Giasson HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5881655 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature