Ageism and Its Effects in Different Life Contexts

Dear Colleagues,

Demographic changes, due to longer average lifespans and lower birth rates, are impacting all nations in different ways. The effect of these changes is a large increase in the elderly population, which forces us to consider aging as a social problem with a global impact, which faces researchers and society with the need to address the issue of prejudice against the elderly. Ageism, in fact, can influence society’s attitude towards this segment of the population as well as the perception that the elderly have of themselves, with negative effects on their physical and mental health. However, global health strategies for years have not considered ageism as a modifiable risk factor. This situation is changing, as the WHO (2015) has identified reducing ageism as a key target for improving human health. The interventions conducted so far have highlighted a substantial reduction in ageism with significant effects on attitudes and knowledge, especially when intergenerational contact was used as an intervention strategy.

This Special Issue seeks theoretical, methodological, and empirical papers with the aim of deepening this theme and filling the deep gaps that exist on this complex phenomenon. Therefore, we welcome the theoretical reflections and methodological insights essential for any research and intervention-research activity. Our interest is also directed to those studies that aim to obtain a greater knowledge of this phenomenon both from the side of the elderly and from that of the younger ones, in the different contexts of life.

Dr. Anna Rosa Donizzetti
Prof. Dr. Martine Lagacé
Guest Editors

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