Objective. To examine whether the age stereotypes of older individuals would become more negative or else show resiliency following stressful events and to examine whether age-stereotype negativity would increase the likelihood of experiencing a stressful event (i.e., hospitalization). Method. Age stereotypes of 231 participants, 70 years and older, were assessed across 10 years, before and after the occurrence of hospitalizations and bereavements. Results. Age-stereotype negativity was resilient despite encountering stressful events. In contrast, more negative age stereotypes were associated with a 50% greater likelihood of experiencing a hospitalization. Discussion. The robustness of negative age stereotypes was expressed in their capacity to resist change as well as generate it.
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Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., Chung, P. H., & Gill, T. M. (2015). Resiliency Over Time of Elders’ Age Stereotypes After Encountering Stressful Events. Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70(6), 886–890. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbu082
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