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To further advance understanding of how social and individual factors can improve the health and functioning of older adults, the Behavior and Social Research Program at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) requested a study by the National Research Council. The Committee on Aging Frontiers in Social Psychology, Personality, and Adult Developmental Psychology was formed and charged with exploring research opportunities in social, personality, and adult developmental psychology. More specifically, it was charged with identifying research opportunities that have the added benefit of drawing on recent developments in the psychological and social sciences, including behavioral, cognitive, and social neurosciences, that are related to experimental work in social psychology, personality, and adult developmental psychology, and that also cross multiple levels of analysis.
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- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
- COMMITTEE ON AGING FRONTIERS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, PERSONALITY, AND ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
- BOARD ON BEHAVIORAL, COGNITIVE, AND SENSORY SCIENCES
- Preface
- Executive Summary
- 1. Committee Report
- 2. Background Papers
- Initiatives to Motivate Change: A Review of Theory and Practice and Their Implications for Older AdultsAlexander J. Rothman.
- A Review of Decision-Making Processes: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of AgingMara Mather.
- A Social Psychological Perspective on the Stigmatization of Older AdultsJennifer A. Richeson and J. Nicole Shelton.
- Measuring Psychological MechanismsCommittee on Aging Frontiers in Social Psychology, Personality, and Adult Developmental Psychology.
- Measurement: Aging and the Psychology of Self-ReportNorbert Schwarz.
- Optimizing Brief Assessments in Research on the Psychology of Aging: A Pragmatic Approach to Self-Report MeasurementJon A. Krosnick, Allyson L. Holbrook, and Penny S. Visser.
- Utility of Brain Imaging Methods in Research on AgingChristine R. Hartel and Randy L. Buckner.
- Research InfrastructureCommittee on Aging Frontiers in Social Psychology, Personality, and Adult Developmental Psychology.
- Initiatives to Motivate Change: A Review of Theory and Practice and Their Implications for Older Adults
- Appendix Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Contributors
This study was supported by Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health.
Suggested citation:
National Research Council. (2006). When I'm 64. Committee on Aging Frontiers in Social Psychology, Personality, and Adult Developmental Psychology. Laura L. Carstensen and Christine R. Hartel, Editors. Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
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