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What do we really know about age-related stereotypes and well-being of older adults? A commentary on the state of the art

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There is a considerable body of literature on harmful consequences of age-related stereotypes—including consequences on physical and mental health. However, this commentary critically argues that the current state of the art disregards consequences of these stereotypes specifically for the well-being of older adults (i.e., outcome that is not to be confounded with mental health). To this end, the content of age-related stereotypes and the mechanisms through which they operate on physical and mental health are first outlined. The commentary then focuses on the very scarce evidence documenting how and when the well-being of older adults (as assessed directly and not as inferred from other indicators) is influenced by self-directed stereotypes. After setting out possible ways well-being may be involved in the relationship between self-directed stereotypes and physical and mental health of older adults, the present commentary argues that a better understanding of well-being would benefit strategies targeting the reduction of age-related stereotypes. Overall, this commentary on the state of the art highlights that future research is still needed to better understand both the direct and indirect relationships between age-related stereotypes and well-being that is not reducible to positive experiences of life (or hedonic well-being) but also comprises an eudaimonic component.
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hal-04579565 , version 1 (17-05-2024)

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Pauline Rasset, Jessica Mange, Maria Augustinova. What do we really know about age-related stereotypes and well-being of older adults? A commentary on the state of the art. Frontiers in Psychology, 2024, 15, ⟨10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1358403⟩. ⟨hal-04579565⟩
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