APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Views of Aging: Their Impact on Ageism, Social Goals, and Prosociality

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Developmental

This symposium presents four talks demonstrating the impact of views of aging about general gains and losses and prosociality on ageist attitudes, interpersonal goals, self-reported and actual prosocial behavior, and explores the role of awareness of age-related changes in Western (Europe, USA) and Asian cultural contexts (South Korea, China).

Chairs & Discussants

  • Alexandra M. FreundChair
    University of Zurich
  • Jana NikitinCoChair
    University of Vienna

Presentations

  1. The within-Person Coupling of Daily Awareness of Age-Related Changes and Ageist AttitudesShevaun Neupert
  2. The Impact of Self-Perceptions of Aging on Social GoalsJana Nikitin, Christina Ristl, Selma Korlat, Fiona Rupprecht
  3. Prescriptive Views of Aging on Prosocial Behavior in Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Awareness of Age-Related ChangesHongmei Lin, Zhixuan Lin, Yiwen Wu, Helene Fung
  4. The Impact of Age-Related Cultural Norms on Prosocial BehaviorAlexandra M. Freund, Saein Lee