Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2017
Positive Expectations Regarding Aging Linked to More New Friends in Later Life.
Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Latent profiles of attitudes toward ageing during the nursing home "early transition period" and its correlation with quality of life.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Relationship between expectations regarding aging and productive engagement among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Effects of Age and Cultural Differences on the Relationship Between Aging Anxiety and Ageism: Focusing on Social Identity Theory.International journal of aging & human development · 2026Article
- Psychometric validation of ERA-12 and aging expectations among PLHIV in Kazakhstan.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of an informal home care support intervention program to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life among lonely community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility study.Korean journal of family medicine · 2025Article
- Fear of falling and depression in older adults: The mediating role of attitudes toward aging and social networks.PloS one · 2025Article
- Self-perceptions of aging and memory in later life: the social pathways.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Exploring Expectations Regarding Aging and Related Influencing Factors in Older People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
- Loneliness and Expanding Social Ties in Later Life: Motivation, Perceived Success, and Implications for Emotional Health.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- The role of social network diversity in self-perceptions of aging in later life.European journal of ageing · 2024Article
- The Role of Place Attachment in the Relationship between Attitudes toward Aging and Subjective Well-Being among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of workplace ageism on negative perception of aging and subjective well-being of older adults according to gender and employment status.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Social Cohesion With Self-Perceptions of Aging and Loneliness.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- The Risks of Experiencing Severe Loneliness Across Middle and Late Adulthood.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Bidirectional Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change and Attitudes Toward Own Aging With Social Media Use.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Age integration in later life social networks and self-perceptions of aging: examining their reciprocal associations.European journal of ageing · 2022Article
- Social Disconnectedness and Loneliness: Do Self-Perceptions of Aging Play a Role?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Subjective age and attitudes toward own aging across two decades of historical time.Psychology and aging · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesNegative perceptions of aging can be self-fulfilling prophecies, predicting worse cognitive and physical outcomes. Although older adults are portrayed as either lonely curmudgeons or perfect grandparents, little research addresses how perceptions of aging relate to social outcomes. We considered whether more positive expectations about aging encourage older adults to maintain or bolster their social network connections and support.
methodThis study examined baseline, 12-, and 24-month questionnaire data from the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial, a longitudinal randomized volunteer intervention for adults aged 60 years and older. The associations between expectations regarding aging and different types of social support were tested using negative binomial and multiple regression models controlling for relevant covariates such as baseline levels of perceived support availability.
resultsParticipants with more positive expectations at baseline made more new friends 2 years later and had greater overall perceived support availability 12 months later. Notably, only participants with at least average perceived support availability at baseline showed an association between expectations and later support availability. DISCUSSION: These results are the first to link overall expectations regarding aging to the social domain and suggest that the influence of perceptions of aging is not limited to physical or cognitive function.
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