Resources
The Social Construction of Old Age in the Modern West: A Literature Review
via Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies | Research and Studies | 2017
Like all social processes, the very essence of aging is socially constructed. Our notion of what it means to grow old is constantly shifting, different now in this moment of ‰ŰĎrapid graying‰Űť than in centuries …
Negative Perceptions About Aging Modify the Association Between Frailty and Cognitive Function in Older Adults
via Journal of Personality and Individual Differences | Research and Studies | 2006
Older adults who are physically frail have poorer cognition compared to their robust peers. The mechanisms behind this association have yet to be established. Recent research has suggested that self-perceptions of aging are important predictors …
Artist Emerges: Visual Art Learning Alters Neural Structure and Functioning
Research and Studies | 2014
How does the brain mediate visual artistic creativity? Here we studied behavioral and neural changes in drawing and painting students compared to students who did not study art. We investigated three aspects of cognition vital …
The Effect of Modified Jazz Dance on Balance, Cognition, and Mood in Older Adults.
via Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (21)2 | Research and Studies | 2009
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of jazz dance class instruction on balance, cognition, and mood (specifically depression) in 13 healthy, community-dwelling, English-speaking older women with a mean age of …
Older Adults Can Learn to Learn New Motor Skills
via Behavioral Brain Research | Research and Studies | 2007
Many studies have demonstrated that aging is associated with declines in skill acquisition. In the current study, we tested whether older adults could acquire general, transferable knowledge about skill learning processes. Older adult participants learned …
Aging in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Americans
via Health and Retirement Study of University of Michigan | Research and Studies | 2017
The Health and Retirement Study is now in its 25th year. With over 3,000 publications reporting on HRS data, this book aims to synthesize some of the research these remarkable data have yielded. The themes …
The Effect of Community-Based Arts Participation on Older Adults’ Well-Being
via The Canadian Journal on Aging | Research and Studies | 2014
This mixed-methods study evaluated the effect of a community-engaged arts program on the physical, emotional, and social well-being of seniors. Weekly workshops were offered over a three-year period at community centers where artists worked with …
Impact of Creative Drama Training on Psychological States of Older Adults: An Exploratory Study
via Gerontologist | Research and Studies
The benefits of creative drama as an arts activity for older adults were explored in a 17-session drama workshop. Verbal samples, provided by participants after each midweek workshop session, were content-analyzed to examine changes over …
Connecting Socially Isolated Older Rural Adults With Older Volunteers Through Expressive Arts
via The Canadian Journal on Aging | Research and Studies | 2016
Employing a participatory arts-based research approach, we examined an innovative program from rural Ontario, Canada, designed to address social isolation among older people. Older socially isolated adults were matched to trained volunteers, where in dyads, …
Frame Brief: Framing Strategies to Advance Aging and Address Ageism as Policy Issues
Research and Studies | 2017
This brief lays out an approach to changing public thinking about aging in America. The goal of the strategy summarized here is to increase public support for policies and practices that can be advanced to …