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
2018
Positive views of aging reduce risk of developing later-life obesity
Levy BR, Slade MD. Positive views of aging reduce risk of developing later-life obesity. Preventive Medicine Reports 2018, 13: 196-198. PMID: 30705805, PMCID: PMC6348756, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder personsMore health-promoting behaviorsPositive SPAPrevalence of obesityLater life obesityHealth-promoting behaviorsPublic health effortsObesity epidemicRepresentative HealthObesityAge groupsNew casesPsychosocial determinantsRelevant covariatesOlder adultsLater lifeNegative SPASPA scoresRetirement StudySPA measuresScoresSpAPersonsAverage scoreParticipants
2017
CUMULATIVE STRESS BUFFER: POSITIVE AGING SELF-STEREOTYPES PREDICT LOWER CORTISOL ACROSS THIRTY YEARS
Levy B, Moffat S, Resnick S, Slade M, Ferrucci L. CUMULATIVE STRESS BUFFER: POSITIVE AGING SELF-STEREOTYPES PREDICT LOWER CORTISOL ACROSS THIRTY YEARS. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1260-1261. PMCID: PMC6183792, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4589.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Buffer against Cumulative Stress
Levy B, Moffat S, Resnick S, Slade M, Ferrucci L. Buffer against Cumulative Stress. GeroPsych 2016, 29: 141-146. DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge stereotypesPositive age stereotypesNegative stereotypesStress bufferYounger participantsPhysical healthBaltimore Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal studyCumulative stressStereotypesLater lifeCurrent studyOlder individualsParticipantsCortisol levelsCortisolIndividualsCortisol measurementsFindingsAgingRelationship