Monahan, C., Macdonald, J., Lytle, A., Apriceno, M., & Levy, S. R. (2020). COVID-19 and Ageism: How Positive and Negative Responses Impact Older Adults and Society. American Psychologist, 75(7), 887–896.
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Previtali, F., Allen, L. D., & Varlamova, M. (2020). Not Only Virus Spread: The Diffusion of Ageism during the Outbreak of COVID-19. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 32(4/5), 506–514.
Officer, A., Thiyagarajan, J. A., Schneiders, M. L., Nash, P., & de la Fuente-Núñez, V. (2020). Ageism, Healthy Life Expectancy and Population Ageing: How Are They Related? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9).
Themes:
Ageism*
Fan, J.-Y., Zhao, H.-M., Liu, Y.-T., Kong, L.-L., Mao, J., & Li, J. (2020). Psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Fraboni scale of ageism: evidence from medical students sample. BMC Medical Education, 20(1), 197.
Themes:
Ageism* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Marques, S., Mariano, J., Mendonça, J., De Tavernier, W., Hess, M., Naegele, L., Peixeiro, F., & Martins, D. (2020). Determinants of Ageism against Older Adults: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7).
Themes:
Ageism*
Neumark, D. (2019). Age Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market: Reviewing direct and indirect evidence of age discrimination in employment. Generations, 43(3), 51–58.
Themes:
Ageism* and working environments*
Fraser, S., Lagacé, M. et coll (40 co-signers dont Beaulieu, M.). (pre-released, May 2020). Ageism and COVID-19: What does our society’s response say about us? Age and Ageing, 49(5), 692-695.
Banerjee, D. (2020). “Age and ageism in COVID-19”: Elderly mental health-care vulnerabilities and needs. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 102154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102154
Belmin, J. (2020). [Ageing and the elderly, stereotypes and their implications]. Soins. Gerontologie, 25(144), 34–37.
Themes:
Ageism*
Bergman, Y. S., & Palgi, Y. (2020). Ageism, Personal and Others’ Perceptions of Age Awareness, and Their Interactive Effect on Subjective Accelerated Aging. Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 733464820967209.
Themes:
Ageism*