This project is intended to help explain why older adults may possess a fear of falling from an as-of-yet unexplored angle – one that is purely based on stereotyping and expectations about falls that they may apply to ...

This study examined the role of applicants’ race, past criminality, and time since criminal conviction on participants’ evaluations of the fitness of fictional job candidates. Participants were told that they were acting ...

The present study investigated if student perceptions of university counseling services became more positive after viewing a video where fellow students shared their experiences with counseling services and if the associated ...

Older adults (OA) are more likely to experience hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and cardiovascular disease than are younger adults (YA). Likewise, older persons also often engage in more health preservation efforts ...

Western stereotypes regarding aging are both pervasive and, generally, negative. Personal endorsement of these stereotypes can be reflected in expectations regarding the aging process. For example, Lineweaver et al. (2009) ...

Instagram is a form of social media that allows users to engage in and share photos to the world, and today Instagram has over one billion users worldwide. Past research by Sherlock and Wagstaff (2018) suggests that Instagram ...