Scientific Watch and summaries

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.

Please note that in order to view most of these articles, you must access the magazine’s website and pay a fee. Where possible, there’s a link to the PDF of the article (through the Download button) which allows you to view it at no cost. If you are part of an educational institution or that your organization offers a library service (e.g. some CISSSs), they may have already subscribed to these journals and they allow free access from a computer workstation in the facility.

Yang, F. L., Au, A. T. N., Wong, J. Y. H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2024). The deprived or the devil? A content analysis of the media representation of older adults under COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Ageing & Society, 44(6), 1388-1409.
Themes: Ageism, covid-19* and medias*
Bellanova, M., Romaioli, D., & Contarello, A. (2024). Stemming the "ageism pandemic": A qualitative inquiry with older adults in residential care facilities during the Covid-19 outbreak. Journal of health psychology, 29(4), 332–346. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053231202668
Roy, S., & Ayalon, L. (2020). Age and Gender Stereotypes Reflected in Google’s “Autocomplete” Function: The Portrayal and Possible Spread of Societal Stereotypes. Gerontologist, 60(6), 1020–1028.
Themes: Ageism*, gender* and medias*
Barrett, A. E., Michael, C., & Padavic, I. (2021). Calculated Ageism: Generational Sacrifice as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(4), e201–e205.
Themes: Ageism*, covid-19* and medias*
Jen, S., Jeong, M., Kang, H., & Riquino, M. (2021). Ageism in COVID-Related Newspaper Coverage: The First Month of a Pandemic. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Themes: Ageism*, covid-19* and medias*
Makita, M., Mas-Bleda, A., Stuart, E., & Thelwall, M. (2021). Ageing, old age and older adults: a social media analysis of dominant topics and discourses. Ageing & Society, 41(2), 247–272
Themes: Ageism* and medias*
Skipper, A. D., & Rose, D. J. (2021). #BoomerRemover: COVID-19, ageism, and the intergenerational twitter response. Journal of Aging Studies, 57, 100929.
Themes: Ageism*, covid-19* and medias*
Zhang, J., & Liu, X. (2021). Media representation of older people’s vulnerability during the covid-19 pandemic in china. European Journal of Ageing.
Themes: Ageism*, covid-19* and medias*
Moore, S. (2020). Of myths and markets: how marketisation of the care home sector contributes to circumstances where abuse is more likely to occur and continue. Journal of Adult Protection, 22(5), 315–331.
Soto-Perez-de-Celis, E. (2020). Social media, ageism, and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. EClinicalMedicine, 29, 100634.
Themes: Ageism*, covid-19* and medias*
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