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Cult of Personality: Older Adults’ Personalities Impact Their Benefits from Social Contact
, Aging & WellnessWhile social contact has been shown to have positive impacts on cognitive functioning in older adults overall, a recent study looked at how individuals’ personalities…
Read MoreMuseums for Memory: How Cultural Engagement Affects Brain Health
, Aging & WellnessIs going to a museum, theater performance, or cinema good for our brains? A recent study aimed to answer this question. Previous research has suggested…
Read MoreVolunteer to Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
, Aging & WellnessIn an innovative study, researchers examined how various types of social engagement and participation influence older adults’ risk of cardiovascular disease. The researchers hypothesized that…
Read MoreImagine Yourself Setting an Exercise Goal: Self-Regulatory Imagery & Physical Activity
, Aging & WellnessUsing imagery can play a valuable role in motivating and influencing physical activity. A recent study looked at the influence of a specific type of…
Read MoreStanding Up for Sitting Less: How Reducing Time Spent Sitting Affects Older Adults
, Aging & WellnessTo address the growing health concerns surrounding too much sedentary time, researchers investigated strategies to encourage older adults to be more active throughout the day…
Read MoreWhy Work Out? How Exercise Motivation Differs for Older & Younger Adults
, Aging & WellnessPrior research has suggested that as people age, motivations change from being focused on future-oriented goals to present-oriented, emotionally meaningful goals, such as maintaining social…
Read MoreWaltz for White Matter: To Reverse Natural Aging of Brain, Older Adults Should Step Up to Dance
, Aging & Wellness, UncategorizedThe breaking down of cerebral white matter is one of the neural changes that drives age-related declines in cognition. Researchers set out to determine if…
Read MoreGetting to Know You: Intergenerational Contact Shifts Young People’s Perceptions of Older Adults
, Aging & WellnessA recent study investigated how intergenerational contact influences young people’s perceptions of older adults. The researchers hypothesized that quality intergenerational contact would lead young adults…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Older Adults Are Learning to Fall
, Aging & WellnessLearning how to fall is an intervention not commonly heard of in aging services, but it has been making headway. In theory, older adults in…
Read MoreHaving a Higher Purpose Lowers Risks of Physical Decline
, Aging & WellnessSense of purpose has been associated with multiple cognitive and other health outcomes in older adults. Using longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Survey,…
Read MoreWhy Me? What Makes Some People More Susceptible to Online Fraud?
, Aging & WellnessWith an increasing amount of online fraud being conducted in the form of “phishing” emails, a recent paper looked at the cognitive and emotional characteristics…
Read MoreTotal Recall: How Age-Related Stereotypes Affect Older Adults’ Recall & Memory
, Aging & WellnessIn two studies, researchers examined evidence that age-related stereotypes have a surprising effect on recall and memory in older adults. In the first study, approximately…
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