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Postponing Old Age: Evidence for Historical Change Toward a Later Perceived Onset of Old Age [PDF]
This study observed that the perceived onset of old age, which describes from which age on individuals perceive a person as “old,” has changed across historical time.
Loneliness in Midlife: Historical Increases and Elevated Levels in the United States Compared With Europe [PDF]
The objective of this study is to zoom into how loneliness has historically evolved through midlife and investigate whether elevations in loneliness are confined to the United States or are similarly transpiring across peer European nations.
The Role of Historical Change for Adult Development and Aging
Special issue of the APA journal Psychology and Aging, Vol. 34, No. 8, December 2019. Includes articles about cognitive aging, life outcomes, metamemory, control beliefs, narcissism, personality across the lifespan, loneliness, and friendship.
Terminal Decline in Well-Being: The Role of Social Orientation [PDF]
Well-being development at the end of life is often characterized by steep deteriorations, but individual differences in these terminal declines are substantial and not yet well understood. This study moved beyond typical consideration of health predictors and explored the role of social orientation and engagement.
Forecasting Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood: Benefits of Seeing a Dark Future? [PDF]
Using the adult life span sample of the national German Socio-Economic Panel, this study investigated age-differential stability, correlates, and outcomes of accuracy in anticipation of future life satisfaction across 6 subsequent 5-year time intervals.
