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The Chinese Adaptation and Validation of the Adolescents' Ageism Toward Older Adults Scale
Discussion: The results suggest that the C-AGES is a valid measurement tool for assessing agism among Chinese adolescents.PMID:38414341 | DOI:10.1177/00914150241235086 (Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development)
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - February 28, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hanwei Wu Yitao Lu Zhiguang Fan Lehua Zhang Source Type: research

The Significance of Potential Volunteering in Late Adulthood: A Janus-Faced Perspective
This article examines the efficacy of volunteering potential regarding actual volunteering at a later point in time. Volunteering potential consists of two components: past volunteering and the intention to do so in the future. Using two-wave panel data from the German Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP) study with 1,196 respondents born between 1942 and 1958, binary logistic regression estimates reveal significant adjusted average marginal effects of both potential components on actual volunteering at a later stage (intention: +8.4 percentage points, past volunteering: +6.3 percentage points). Considering both compone...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - February 28, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Frank Micheel Source Type: research

We Fear So We Judge: A Mediation Analysis on the Relations Among Ageing Anxiety, Ageism, and Ageist Microaggressions
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Feb 25:914150241235089. doi: 10.1177/00914150241235089. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAgeism remains an obstacle to building an age-friendly environment. Although the rise of ageist microaggressions (i.e., subtle discrimination) threatens older adults from maintaining well-being, the mechanism of ageist microaggressions remains understudied. The present study examined ageist microaggressions using a transactional model. Specifically, we examined whether ageing and death anxieties contribute to self-ageism and influence benevolent and hostile ageism. These ageist beliefs might lead to benevolent an...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - February 26, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tsz-Hin Poon Kin-Kit Li Source Type: research

Religiosity, Aging in the Homeland, and Growing Old in the Diaspora: A Longitudinal Study of Two Cohorts of Indian Older Adults
This article reports a longitudinal study comparing religiosity among two cohorts of Indian older adults-those who age in the homeland of India (AIH cohort) and immigrants (to the USA) or diaspora older adults (DOA). Results indicated that AIH and DOA cohorts' religiosity outcomes were comparable at baseline but there was a statistically significant increase in all outcomes of the DOA cohort at subsequent time points. Women and single older adults in both the cohorts had higher religiosity scores at baseline. Religiosity scores were higher among those in the DOA cohort who migrated following marital disruption (widowhood, ...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Samta P Pandya Source Type: research

Planning for Program Evaluation Improves Implementation and Assessment
This article offers a general approach to plan and implement an educational program by illustrating the evaluation process and data from the AGE-ADAR Scholars Program. A well-designed program evaluation will also include a plan for stakeholder dissemination. We adapted a framework from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which includes hard and soft outcomes. Hard outcomes include improved academic metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. Soft outcomes include changes in students' attitudes, particularly those related to reduced ageism as well as readiness to pursue graduate study. While our hard and...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - February 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Leslie E Tower Julie Hicks Patrick Source Type: research