"Old age scares me": Exploring young adults' feelings about aging before and during COVID-19

被引：9

作者：

Anderson, Lindsey B. ^{[1
]}

Gettings, Patricia E. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Commun, 2130 Skinner Bldg,4300 Chapel Lane, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[2] SUNY Albany, Dept Commun, Albany, NY USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF AGING STUDIES | 2022年 / 60卷

关键词：

Aging; Age-based stereotypes; Future self; COVID-19; FUTURE SELF; STEREOTYPES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jaging.2022.100998

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

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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