ArticleJournal of aging studies2022
"Old age scares me": Exploring young adults' feelings about aging before and during COVID-19.
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- Did aging-related beliefs and behaviors change during the COVID-19 pandemic?European journal of ageing · 2026Article
- Attitudes Towards Aging, Depression, Physical Functioning, and Pain Among Women Living with HIV of Reproductive Age.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- A multivariate analysis of the impact of knowledge and relationships on perceptions about aging among generation Z-a starting point for public health strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Psychological and Social Vulnerability in Spaniards' Quality of Life in the Face of COVID-19: Age and Gender Results.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
Negative messages about aging dominate public discourse about the COVID-19 pandemic as older adults have been classified as members of a "vulnerable" population due to their chronological age. To explore young adults' feelings about aging before and after the emergence of COVID-19, we collected 794 qualitative questionnaires during the fall of 2017 and another 463 responses during the fall of 2020. We drew on the concepts of age-based stereotypes and future selves to guide our thematic analysis of the data. Findings captured young adults' feelings about aging at two distinct points in time and demonstrate the complex ways the communication contributed to shifting feelings about aging. In doing so, we highlight the role that portrayals of aging play in shaping young adults' feelings about aging and their perception of their future selves. These findings offer conceptual contributions about communication, context, and aging.
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