{"title":"Age Effects in Story Recall: Comparing the Narrative Similarities of Memories for a Fictional Movie.","authors":"Nawël Cheriet, Christine Bastin","doi":"10.1177/00914150261495472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261495472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines age differences in memories for a fictional story. We compared the narratives of young and older participants about a TV series when recalled to a young or older listener. In the young listener condition, 35 older and 37 young adults recalled the episode to a young adult. In the older listener condition, 40 older and 37 young participants recalled it to an older adult. Memories were analyzed with three complementary methods: (1) a measure of episodic specificity, (2) a quantification of semantic similarity, and (3) the lexical content. Results revealed that young adults had more similar memories than older adults, and used more words related to negative emotions than older adults. However, older adults recalled as many episodic details as younger participants. There was no difference as a function of the recipient's age. Overall, these results underscore the value of studying memory in everyday social contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261495472"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149138857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understandings of Ageism and Healthcare in the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Ellie Stewart, Lucy Kirk, Imogen Mitchell, Brett Scholz","doi":"10.1177/00914150261495471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261495471","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ageism is widespread and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, with resource shortages contributing to healthcare guidelines that systematically deprioritised older adults. Whilst the ethical considerations of these guidelines are well documented, perceptions of age and ageism in healthcare allocation remain underexplored. This study examined younger and older adults' perceptions of age and ageism in healthcare during COVID-19 through a social identity approach. Using a story completion method, 22 older and 41 younger adult participants completed a story about a younger or older COVID-19 patient and doctors allocating the last available ventilator. Using thematic analysis, three themes were developed: (1) age determines health, (2) age determines the value of life, and (3) age determines acceptance of death. Results support the need for policies protecting against the influence of ageism in healthcare systems and emphasise the need to understand how internalised ageism may influence perceptions and health behaviours of older patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261495471"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149138887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie Hicks Patrick, S Alison Bolling, Genie Han, Roland J Thorpe
{"title":"Conclusion to the Special Issue on Building Capacity and Diversity in the Aging Workforce: The NIA Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) Through Undergraduate Education Program.","authors":"Julie Hicks Patrick, S Alison Bolling, Genie Han, Roland J Thorpe","doi":"10.1177/00914150261496563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261496563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this third Special Issue highlighting the efficacy and deliverables from NIA undergraduate Advancing Diversity in Aging Research programs, these six articles attest to both the training outcomes and the scientific knowledge that is gained by focused mentored training among undergraduates. We provide a few points of guidance for future R25 programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261496563"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149138895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rethinking Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Severe Alzheimer's Disease: From Intentional Explanation to an Ecological, Body-Environment Framework.","authors":"Ketu Ri","doi":"10.1177/00914150261495486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261495486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In contemporary dementia care, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often understood as expressions of the person's intentions or needs. This paper examines the limits of understanding BPSD as \"expressions of intention\" in severe Alzheimer's disease. It argues that while desires may still be preserved, the formation and maintenance of beliefs-an essential constituent of intentions in the standard desire-belief model-are likely to be severely compromised. As a result, many behavioral and perceptual symptoms closely related to basic activities of daily living cannot be adequately explained within an intention-based framework. As a complementary framework to existing dementia care theories, this paper proposes a reconceptualization of BPSD as arising from the interaction between embodied procedural memory and environmental affordances. Many BPSD are better understood not as expressions of intention, but as the outcome of situational and non-selective reactivation of fragments of relatively preserved procedural memory in response to the structure of the immediate environment. This reconceptualization extends the focus of care practice beyond the interpretation of the presumed meanings or intentions underlying BPSD and highlights the importance of modifying care environments in ways that appropriately support or constrain the reactivation of procedural memory.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261495486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149138924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CORRIGENDUM to \"Age Differences in the Association Between Subjective Isolation and Loneliness: Evidence from a Hybrid Panel Model\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/00914150261468145","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261468145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"392"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148608765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Shadowy Side of Aging: The Determining Role of Depression in the Development of Frailty.","authors":"Tuba Geçdi, Emine Derya İster","doi":"10.1177/00914150261445634","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261445634","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Frailty and depression are geriatric syndromes commonly seen in older adults that negatively affect quality of life and functional status. This study examined the levels of frailty and depression and the relationship between them in 159 older adults who visited three family health centers. Data were collected using the Edmonton Frailty Scale and Geriatric Depression Scale. Depression was detected in 22.6% of participants, and frailty in 33.4%. Frailty showed a significant relationship with marital status, education, employment status, number of children, health insurance, chronic disease, and depression (<i>p</i> < .05). A positive and strong correlation was found between depression and frailty (<i>p</i> = .001). Furthermore, illiteracy, presence of chronic disease, and depression levels were identified as the strongest independent risk factors for frailty in older adults, while being married was found to be a significant protective factor (<i>p</i> < .05). A holistic nursing approach can improve the quality of life of frail older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"360-377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148765504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum to \"Barriers and Facilitators to Grandparenting: A Systematic Review\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/00914150261477566","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261477566","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"393-394"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anne E Barrett, Brianna Soulie, Hope Mimbs, Jessica Noblitt
{"title":"Sleep Quality in Later Life: How Does It Affect Driving Safety?","authors":"Anne E Barrett, Brianna Soulie, Hope Mimbs, Jessica Noblitt","doi":"10.1177/00914150261445628","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261445628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drowsy driving is a major cause of motor vehicle injuries and fatalities, yet little is known about its impact on older adults. This group may face heightened risk due to age-related sleep issues. Using survey data from 3,411 Floridians aged 60 and older (collected in 2020/2021), we examined how self-rated sleep quality relates to two indicators of driving safety: frequency of self-reported distracted driving behaviors (e.g., texting, eating, and grooming) and involvement in a crash or near-crash in the past year. Regression results showed that poor sleep quality did not significantly predict distracted driving but was associated with increased odds of a crash or near-crash. Our findings, which partially align with studies of younger drivers, highlight the need to understand how the relationship between sleep and driving safety may change with age.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"323-335"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Not-So-Empty Nest: Exploring the Lived Experience of Iranian Parents with Adult Children Migrating from Tehran.","authors":"Sanaz Rastegar, Elham Zamanshoar, Mohsen Kachooei","doi":"10.1177/00914150261426023","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261426023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The migration of the young Iranian generation has resulted in a growing phenomenon of the empty nest for their parents. Traditionally, Iranian families have been characterized by strong familial bonds, but this trend is now being challenged as more children choose to migrate. This study aims to explore the lived experiences of individuals in the empty nest stage following the migration of their children. By focusing on the unique cultural context of Iran, this research explores the impact on parental well-being and addresses the gap in existing literature regarding the empty nest phenomenon in Iran. A purposive sample of seven participants who met the inclusion criteria was selected. They took part in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The data collected from these interviews were analyzed using Smith's Interpretive Phenomenological Approach. The participants' experiences were categorized into \"encountering the emotions and losses\" and \"survival in the empty nest.\" The encountering stage revealed themes of \"emotional shock and adjustment\" and \"confronting the expected and unexpected losses.\" The survival stage highlighted themes of \"excessive emotional dependency,\" \"sticking the parental identity,\" and \"invisible loyalty to the full nest.\" In general, the research data comprises five main themes and 12 sub-themes. Focusing on Iranian family-oriented culture, the primary essence obtained from this study is the concept of a \"not-so-empty nest,\" indicating that although physically distant, individuals remain engaged in the developmental tasks and challenges of previous stages, suggesting that nests are not psychologically empty.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"288-305"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147311348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allyson S Graf, Katherina Nikzad-Terhune, Lydia K Manning, Joan Adkins
{"title":"Recognizing Student Caregivers: Applying the Age Inclusivity Domains in Higher Education Model.","authors":"Allyson S Graf, Katherina Nikzad-Terhune, Lydia K Manning, Joan Adkins","doi":"10.1177/00914150261455260","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261455260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Currently, five million students attending post-secondary education are also caregivers, with impacts on academic success, mental health, and retention. Rooted in the age-inclusivity in higher education model, this paper illustrates how mixed-methods data from a campus-wide study can be used to assess the prevalence and impact of unpaid caregiving on students. Respondents (<i>n</i> = 241) who identified as a caregiver described their caregiving circumstances and completed measures related to the impact of caregiving on personal care, academic aspects, and quality of life. Lack of support (47.0%) and financial matters surrounding caregiving (26.2%) placed student caregivers at risk for low quality of life. Qualitative data from focus groups (<i>n</i> = 16) showed that student caregivers encompassed a range of challenges, emotions, and coping strategies. Guided by the age-inclusive domains framework, universities can empower student caregivers to balance family responsibilities with career and personal growth regardless of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"267-287"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148057478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}