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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Gerontology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Ageism involves prejudice or discrimination based on age.
  • Ageism against older adults is socially condoned and can become self-directed.
  • Self-directed ageism carries significant personal costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the reasons why ageism becomes self-directed in late adulthood.
  • To present a cognitive model explaining the development of self-directed ageism.
  • To identify potential interventions for reducing vulnerability to self-directed ageism.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a cognitive model.
  • Analysis of developmental shifts in mentation.
  • Consideration of the social environment's influence.

Main Results:

  • Negative ageist beliefs become more accessible and harder to eliminate due to cognitive changes.
  • These cognitive effects are influenced by the social environment.
  • Societal conceptions of age and aging play a crucial role.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive shifts in late adulthood contribute to the internalization of ageist beliefs.
  • Systemic changes in societal views on aging are necessary to combat self-directed ageism.
  • Reducing societal ageism can mitigate its personal costs for older adults.