LibGuides: PSY-8335 v2: Week 1

Required Resources

You may access the RedShelf textbook in the Getting Started section of the course.

Why do People Fear Aging? A Theoretical Framework
Momtaz, Y. A., Mahmoudi, N., Zanjari, N. (2021). Why do people fear aging? A theoretical framework. Advances in Gerontology, 11(2), 121–125. http://doi.org/10.1134/S2079057021020089
In this article students will look at the fear of aging through the lens of multiple theories of aging.
Older Adults’ Lay Theories of Abilities Predict their Willingness to Engage in Preventive Health Behaviors
Marquet, M., Plaks, J. E., Balasubramaniam, L., Brunet, S., & Chasteen, A. L. (2021). Older adults’ lay theories of abilities predict their willingness to engage in preventive health behaviors. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2020.104291
Students will review the ability to modify traits impacting health behavior through the perspective of older adult lay theories.
Neighborhood Social Environment and Perceptions of Aging
Choi, E. Y., Zelinski, E. M., Ailshire, J. (2023). Neighborhood social environment and self-perceptions of aging. Innovation in Aging, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad038
This article looked at the role of the older adult’s neighborhood and environment on their perceptions on health using data from the US Health and Retirement study.

Time for a Systems Biological Approach to Cognitive Aging?
Ebaid, D., & Crewther, S. G. (2020). Time for a systems biological approach to cognitive aging? Ebaid, D., & Crewther, S. G. (2020). Time for a systems biological approach to cognitive aging? A critical review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.00114
Students will investigate and appraise the theories of cognitive aging and the need for a more comprehensive approach.
Old Age and Radical History: Editors’ Introduction
Ciafone, A., & Muchmore, D. M. (2021 Old age and radical history: Editors’ introduction. Radical History Review, 139, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-8822566
To Understand all Life as Fragile, Valuable, and Interdependent: A Roundtable on Old Age and History
Katz, S., Sivaramakrishnan, K., & Thane, P. (2021). To understand all life as fragile, valuable, and interdependent: A roundtable on old age and history. Radical History Review, 139, 13–35. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-8822578