2023
Societal impact on older persons’ chronic pain: Roles of age stereotypes, age attribution, and age discrimination
Levy B, Pietrzak R, Slade M. Societal impact on older persons’ chronic pain: Roles of age stereotypes, age attribution, and age discrimination. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 323: 115772. PMID: 36965204, PMCID: PMC10763575, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115772.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Active coping shields against negative aging self-stereotypes contributing to psychiatric conditions
Levy BR, Chung PH, Slade MD, Van Ness PH, Pietrzak RH. Active coping shields against negative aging self-stereotypes contributing to psychiatric conditions. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 228: 25-29. PMID: 30870669, PMCID: PMC7232846, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Levy BR, Ferrucci L, Zonderman AB, Slade MD, Troncoso J, Resnick SM. A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers. Psychology And Aging 2016, 31: 82-88. PMID: 26641877, PMCID: PMC4853823, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseDementia-free participantsHippocampal volume lossAlzheimer's disease biomarkersBaltimore Longitudinal StudyDisease biomarkersAdverse outcomesBrain autopsiesNeurofibrillary tanglesBrain changesOlder individualsMagnetic resonance imagesRelevant covariatesDiseasePotential interventionsLongitudinal studyResonance imagesNegative age stereotypesAutopsiesPlaquesPathologyBiomarkers
2015
Increasing Negativity of Age Stereotypes across 200 Years: Evidence from a Database of 400 Million Words
Ng R, Allore HG, Trentalange M, Monin JK, Levy BR. Increasing Negativity of Age Stereotypes across 200 Years: Evidence from a Database of 400 Million Words. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0117086. PMID: 25675438, PMCID: PMC4326131, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge stereotypesNegative age stereotypesMedicalization of agingNegativityAmerican EnglishWordsStereotypesComputational linguisticsSocietal levelPotential explanationOlder personsUpward trajectoryCollocatesStrong associationHistorical ThesaurusEnglishLinguisticsPrevious studiesCorpusPersonsMedicalizationSupport
2014
Subliminal Strengthening
Levy BR, Pilver C, Chung PH, Slade MD. Subliminal Strengthening. Psychological Science 2014, 25: 2127-2135. PMID: 25326508, PMCID: PMC4372155, DOI: 10.1177/0956797614551970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive age stereotypesNegative age stereotypesAge stereotypesImplicit interventionLast intervention sessionIntervention impactImplicit processesOlder individualsIntervention groupIntervention sessionsStudy 6Current study findingsIntervention effectsStereotypesDetrimental outcomesMultiple sessionsStudy findingsInterventionSessionsIndividualsPhysical functionImplicitFindingsParticipantsControl group
2011
Memory Shaped by Age Stereotypes over Time
Levy BR, Zonderman AB, Slade MD, Ferrucci L. Memory Shaped by Age Stereotypes over Time. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2011, 67: 432-436. PMID: 22056832, PMCID: PMC3391075, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative age stereotypesAge stereotypesMemory performanceStereotype groupCognitive performanceWorse memory performanceInfluence of stereotypesBaltimore Longitudinal StudyGroup membersLongitudinal studyMemoryStereotypesIndividual growth modelsMarginalized group membersRelevant covariatesPresent studyFindingsParticipantsPerformanceLaboratory effectsPrevious studiesMultiple wavesAdverse influenceAgingInfluence
2009
Stereotype Embodiment
Levy B. Stereotype Embodiment. Current Directions In Psychological Science 2009, 18: 332-336. PMID: 20802838, PMCID: PMC2927354, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01662.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge stereotypesNegative age stereotypesStereotype embodimentOlder individualsPhysical outcomesLongitudinal studyStereotypesSocial constructIndividualsEmbodimentYoung individualsSalienceLife spanFunctioningDetrimental effectsCentral messageTheoryResearchAging processConstructsAttentionSpanResearchersThe Stereotype-Matching Effect: Greater Influence on Functioning When Age Stereotypes Correspond to Outcomes
Levy BR, Leifheit-Limson E. The Stereotype-Matching Effect: Greater Influence on Functioning When Age Stereotypes Correspond to Outcomes. Psychology And Aging 2009, 24: 230-233. PMID: 19290757, PMCID: PMC2722449, DOI: 10.1037/a0014563.Peer-Reviewed Original Research