How Do You Know You're Old? Gender Differences in Cues Triggering the Experience of Personal Aging

Panek, Paul; Hayslip, Bert; Pruett, Jessica H.

doi:10.1080/03601277.2013.802183

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“…It may be that the lived experience of gender roles in society provides a possible explanation for the observed differences in attitude toward assisted dying. Previous research has demonstrated that men and women experience aging differently (Canham, 2009;Panek et al, 2014;Smith et al, 2007;Wehrle, 2020). These differences extend to the experience of end-of-life (Hilário, 2015).…”

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The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019

Frey

Balmer

2021

J Relig Health

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This study described the views of older New Zealand adults toward assisted dying and specifically the End of Life Choice Act (2019), an Act making assisted dying legal. An anonymous postal and online survey of 636 adults 60 years and older was conducted. The majority of respondents did not support legalization (85.7%), while 8.8% were in favor (5.5% did not specify a view). Weighted binary logistic regression indicated that the odds of support for legalization were lower in those respondents with a religious affiliation (OR = .020, S.E. = 0.60, p = .00), and there were 2.66 times greater odds in those identifying as male (S.E. = 0.34, p = .005). On the other hand, those respondents under 65 years had increased odds of supporting legalization (OR = 1.89, S.E. = .029, p = .045). Results indicate that most participants were concerned about potential abuses and coercive practices if assisted dying became legally available in New Zealand.

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The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019

Frey

Balmer

2021

J Relig Health

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“…This theory has consistently conceptualized body image concerns; however, individuals could also see themselves through others’ eyes in terms of aging appearance and aging more generally. For example, common stereotypes of aging include reduced physical attractiveness due to changes in body shape for women and lost muscle tone for men, and individuals could see themselves as less attractive if they believe others see, or will see in the future, these appearance changes (Lasher & Faulkender, 1993; Panek, Hayslip, & Pruett, 2014). A recent examination of “old talk” (talking about appearance in a way that taps into the youth ideal, such as, “I look old,” or “Look at these wrinkles”) found that this kind of self-portrayal was significantly correlated with body image disturbance, disordered eating, and aging appearance anxiety among women (Becker, Diedrichs, Jankowski, & Werchan, 2013).…”

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The Thin-Youth Ideal

Gendron

Lydecker

2016

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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College students' attitudes about the pervasive thin ideal have been well-studied, but the relationship between the thin ideal and youth ideal in young adults forming life-long health attitudes is understudied. This cross-sectional study examined body image, aging anxiety, ageism, and gender in a sample of 485 undergraduate students. Results from this study demonstrate associations among components of objectified body consciousness (surveillance, shame, and control), body image avoidance, aging anxiety (fear of older people, psychological concerns, physical appearance, and fear of losses), ageism, and gender. Educational efforts that address body image in relation to aging anxiety and ageism are discussed.

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“…Thus, an important area for future research is to investigate the kind of cues that older adults use (not only, but also) in stressful situations to make judgments about their subjective age at a given moment (e.g., Panek et al, 2014). For example, participants who respond that they feel older than their chronological age could be asked whether they feel that way because of (a) visual signs of old age (e.g., looking especially tired), (b) cognitive slips attributed to old age (e.g., not being able to remember a name of an acquaintance), (c) physical signs attributed to old age (e.g., having difficulties climbing stairs), (d) out-dated knowledge, norms, or skills (e.g., struggling with a scanner at the supermarket check-out), or (e) an age-normative event that happened to themselves or others (e.g., getting a phone call that a same-aged friend is going to move into a nursing home).…”

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Momentary subjective age is associated with perceived and physiological stress in the daily lives of old and very old adults.

Kornadt¹,

Pauly²,

Schilling³

et al. 2022

Psychology and Aging

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Subjective age, that is the age people feel in relation to their chronological age, can vary on a day-to-day and even momentary basis. Previous long-term and daily-diary studies have shown that elevated stress covaries with older subjective age. However, it is an open question whether such links can also be observed at the momentary level within a given day and go beyond self-reports of stress. Moving ahead, we investigated how two indicators of stress (self-reported: perceived stress; physiological: salivary cortisol) are associated with the age people feel on a momentary basis. We examined data from 118 older (M age = 66.67 years) and 36 very old adults (M age = 85.92 years) who reported their momentary subjective age and perceived stress and also provided saliva samples up to seven times a day over seven consecutive days. Dynamic structural equation models showed that both higher momentary perceived stress and higher cortisol levels preceding the measurement predicted an older momentary subjective age. In contrast, subjective age at the previous

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How Do You Know You're Old? Gender Differences in Cues Triggering the Experience of Personal Aging

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019

The views of Aotearoa/New Zealand adults over 60 years regarding the End of Life Choice Act 2019

The Thin-Youth Ideal

Momentary subjective age is associated with perceived and physiological stress in the daily lives of old and very old adults.

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