Day-to-Day Variability in Subjective Age and Ageist Attitudes and Their Association With Depressive Symptoms

Abstract

Results suggest that old-old individuals are more susceptible to a combination of negative views on aging on daily basis. Findings further support a daily assimilation process, whereby previous-day stereotypes are assimilated and manifested into one's identity and mental health, so that one feels older and more depressed on subsequent days.