When I'm 64 / Laura L. Carstensen and Christine R. Hartel, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carstensen, Laura L.

Hartel, Christine R., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Psychological aspects.

Aging.

Aging--Social aspects.

Older people--United States.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By 2030 there will be about 70 million people in the United States who are older than 64. Approximately 26 percent of these will be racial and ethnic minorities. Overall, the older population will be more diverse and better educated than their earlier cohorts. The range of late-life outcomes is very dramatic with old age being a significantly different experience for financially secure and well-educated people than for poor and uneducated people. The early mission of behavioral science research focused on identifying problems of older adults, such as isolation, caregiving, and dementia. Today, the field of gerontology is more interdisciplinary. When I'm 64 examines how individual and social behavior play a role in understanding diverse outcomes in old age. It also explores the implications of an aging workforce on the economy. The book recommends that the National Institute on Aging focus its research support in social, personality, and life-span psychology in four areas: motivation and behavioral change; socioemotional influences on decision-making; the influence of social engagement on cognition; and the effects of stereotypes on self and others. When I'm 64 is a useful resource for policymakers, researchers and medical professionals.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Contents

Preface

Executive Summary

Part One Committee Report

1 Overview

2 The Social Side of Human Aging

3 Motivation and Behavioral Change

4 Socioemotional Influences on Decision Making: The Challenge of Choice

5 Social Engagement and Cognition

6 Opportunities Lost: The Impact of Stereotypes on Self and Others

References

Part Two Background Papers

Initiatives to Motivate Change: A Review of Theory and Practice and Their Implications for Older Adults

Alexander J. Rothman

A Review of Decision-Making Processes: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Aging

Mara Mather

A Social Psychological Perspective on the Stigmatization of Older Adults

Jennifer A. Richeson and J. Nicole Shelton

Measuring Psychological Mechanisms

Committee on Aging Frontiers in Social Psychology, Personality, and Adult Developmental Psychology

Measurement: Aging and the Psychology of Self-Report

Norbert Schwarz

Optimizing Brief Assessments in Research on the Psychology of Aging: A Pragmatic Approach to Self-Report Measurement

Jon A. Krosnick, Allyson L. Holbrook, and Penny S. Visser

Utility of Brain Imaging Methods in Research on Aging

Christine R. Hartel and Randy L. Buckner

Research Infrastructure

Appendix

Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610349319

9780309164917

0309164915

9781280349317

128034931X

9780309655088

0309655080

OCLC:

65196057