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Age Stereotypes Held Earlier in Life Predict Cardiovascular Events in Later Life

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: When older individuals apply negative age stereotypes to themselves, they can adversely influence a wide range of outcomes (Levy, Slade, Kunkel, & Kasl, 2002). These outcomes include a greater cardiovascular response to stress and worse health behaviors, such as higher tobacco use (Levy, Hausdorff, Hencke, & Wei, 2000; Levy & Myers, 2004), both of which have been linked to the risk of cardiovascular events (Jiang et al., 1996).

Source: Psychological Science

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02298.x

Authors: Becca R. Levy, Alan B. Zonderman, Martin D. Slade, Luigi Ferrucci

Institutions: Yale University, National Institute on Aging

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute