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Psychology and Aging

Psychology and Aging

ISSN 0882-7974
eISSN 1939-1498
Open access offered
Published eight times, beginning in February
Impact factor 3.6
5-year impact factor 4.3
Gerontology 10 of 49
Psychology - Developmental 18 of 95

Psychology and Aging ® publishes original articles that significantly advance knowledge about human aging and adult development in diverse contexts and in diverse populations. The primary focus of the journal is on reports of novel empirical findings that inform theories related to the psychological science of aging and adult development.

Exceptionally strong articles that present theoretical analyses, systematic reviews, methodological critiques or new methodological approaches, or policy recommendations grounded in psychological science are also welcome.

Studies of basic principles of aging and adult development and their application are appropriate, as are studies about psychological phenomena and processes of special relevance during adulthood and old age.

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Self-perceptions of aging: A systematic review of longitudinal studies.

Tully-Wilson, Colleen; Bojack, Richard; Millear, Prudence M.; Stallman, Helen M.; Allen, Andrew; Mason, Jonathan

Longitudinal effects of subjective aging on health and longevity: An updated meta-analysis.

Westerhof, Gerben J.; Nehrkorn-Bailey, Abigail M.; Tseng, Han-Yun; Brothers, Allyson; Siebert, Jelena Sophie; Wurm, Susanne; Wahl, Hans-Werner; Diehl, Manfred

Subjective age from childhood to advanced old age: A meta-analysis.

Pinquart, Martin; Wahl, Hans-Werner

Age-related change in self-perceptions of aging: Longitudinal trajectories and predictors of change.

Diehl, Manfred; Wettstein, Markus; Spuling, Svenja M.; Wurm, Susanne

Adult age-related changes in the specificity of episodic memory representations: A review and theoretical framework.

Greene, Nathaniel R.; Naveh-Benjamin, Moshe

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Implications of identity resolution in emerging adulthood for intimacy, generativity, and integrity across the adult lifespan.

Mitchell, Lauren L.; Lodi-Smith, Jennifer; Baranski, Erica N.; Whitbourne, Susan Krauss

Cognitive functioning in perimenopause: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bangle, Amanda; Williams, Danielle; Walters, Jared; Nguyen, Lan

Age differences in emotional experiences associated with helping and learning at work.

Chi, Kevin; Ram, Nilam; Carstensen, Laura L.

Daily associations between stress occurrence and memory lapses across middle and late adulthood: The potential stress-buffering role of positive affect.

Saruhanlioglu, Zeynep N.; Brehmer, Yvonne; Pekaar, Keri A.; Kooij, Dorien; Mogle, Jacqueline; Almeida, David M.; Klaiber, Patrick

Kids or no kids? Life goals in one’s 20s predict midlife trajectories of well-being.

Buchinger, Laura; Wahring, Iris V.; Ram, Nilam; Hoppmann, Christiane A.; Heckhausen, Jutta; Gerstorf, Denis

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