The Continued Eclipse of Heterogeneity in Gerontological Research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

After a long history of neglect, diversity among older people and increasing heterogeneity with age are now familiar ideas in gerontological discourse. We take up the question of whether this increased attention is translating into the domain of empirical research. We replicate Nelson and Dannefer's (1992) review of the treatment of age-based variability in gerontological research, the most recent known assessment of the issue.

Method

A sample of empirical studies was drawn from six gerontological journals to determine (a) whether measures of within-age variability were reported and/or discussed and (b) if reported, the observed age-based pattern of variability in the outcome(s).

Results

The majority of studies neither reported nor discussed age-based varia

SUBMITTER: Stone ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283321 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature