Geographic patterns of implicit age bias and associations with state-level health outcomes across the United States
Geographic patterns of implicit age bias and associations with state-level health outcomes across the United States
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DOI：
10.1002/ejsp.2707
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发表时间：
2020-10-01
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3.9
通讯作者：
Chopik, William J.
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作者：
Giasson, Hannah L.;Chopik, William J.
对老龄化的消极态度在社会上很普遍，随着人们变老，这种态度可能对他们的健康有害。老年人倾向于报告自己比实际年龄年轻得多，这通常是心理上远离老年耻辱的一种方式。然而，对老龄化的态度和行为可能会因地区而异。我们研究了美国各州对老年人的偏见模式与州一级健康结果之间的关联。来自美国50个州（和哥伦比亚特区）的803,009名受访者（年龄：15-94岁）的数据显示，内隐年龄偏见存在地理差异。在65岁以上的成年人中，更高的州内隐年龄偏差与更差的州内健康结果相关。生活在高内隐年龄偏见的老年人表现出更大的年龄组分离相比，老年人生活在低内隐年龄偏见的国家。研究结果强调了潜在的后果，隐性年龄偏见，并邀请进一步研究的长期健康影响的个人年龄组分离，以响应区域年龄偏见。
Negative attitudes toward aging are pervasive in society and may be detrimental to people's health as they become older. Older people tend to report feeling significantly younger than their chronological age, often as a way of psychologically distancing themselves from the stigma of old age. However, attitudes and behaviors toward aging may differ across regional contexts. We examined associations among state-level patterns of bias against older adults and state-level health outcomes across the United States. Data from 803,009 respondents (ages: 15-94) across 50 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) revealed geographic variation in implicit age bias. Higher state-level implicit age bias was associated with poorer state-level health outcomes among adults ages 65+. Older adults living in states high in implicit age bias showed greater age-group dissociation compared to older adults living in states low in implicit age bias. Findings highlight potential consequences of implicit age bias and invite further research on the long-term health implications of individual age-group dissociation in response to regional age bias.