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1. Subjective Views of Aging: An Orientation to this Volume (Manfred Diehl; Amit Shrira & Yuval Palgi) -- 2. Advancing the Field of Subjective Views of Aging: An Overview of Recent Achievements (Amit Shrira, Yuval Palgi & Manfred Diehl) -- Part 1. Theory -- 3. Ageism towards oneself vs. Ageism towards others in the Context of Views of Aging (Liat Ayalon) -- 4. Prescriptive Views of Aging: Disengagement, Activation, Wisdom, and Dignity as Normative Expectations for Older People (Clara de Paula Couto & Klaus Rothermund) 5. Subjective Views on Longevity (Fiona S. Rupprecht & Frieder Lang) -- 6. Personal Aging is Political: A Feminist Perspective on Subjective Aging (Anne E. Barrett, Jessica Noblitt, & Cherish Michael) -- 7. An Interpersonal Approach to Subjective Views of Aging (Susanna Cohen, Ehud Bodner, & Amit Shrira) -- 8. Subjective Views of Aging: A Cultural Perspective (Dikla Segel-Karpas & Yoav S. Bergman) -- Part 2. Research -- 9. Subjective Views of Aging and Objective Aging Biomarkers: Achievements and Questions in an Emerging Research Area (Anton Schönstein, Kira Trares & Hans-Werner Wahl) -- 10. Subjective Views of Aging: The Utility of Studying Multiple Time Metrics (Ella Cohn-Schwartz & Denis Gerstorf) -- 11. Between- and Within-Person Approaches to Subjective Views of Aging (Shevaun D. Neupert & Jennifer Bellingtier) -- 12. Fixed and Inevitable or Malleable and Modifiable? (Non)Essentialist Beliefs and Subjective Aging (David Weiss) -- 13. Age Stereotypes and Ageism as Facets of Subjective Aging (Alison L. Chasteen, Jordana E. Schiralli, Joel M. Le Forestier, & Caroline Erentzen) -- 14. Experimental Studies on Subjective Views of Aging: Overview, Challenges, and Future Directions (Hans-Werner Wahl & Anna Kornadt) -- Part 3. Practice and Policy -- 15. Subjective Views of Aging in the Context of Adversity: In Support of a Resource-Stress Model (Yaakov Hoffman, Sharon Avidor & Yuval Palgi) -- 16. The Importance of Views of Aging in the Context of Medical Conditions (Susanne Wurm, Anne Blawert, & Sarah K. Schäfer) -- 17. Psychological Interventions Targeting Adults' Subjective Views of Aging (Manfred Diehl Abigail Nehrkorn-Bailey, and Han-Yun Tseng) -- 18. A Narrative Approach to Subjective Views of Aging: Building New Narratives of Aging on the Diverse Lived Experience of Growing Old (Gerben Westerhof) -- 19. Subjective Views of Aging at Work and in the Retirement Transition (Hannes Zacher) -- 20. Chronological? Functional? Or Subjective? The Legal Search for the Definition of Age (Israel I. Doron) -- 21. Research on Subjective Views of Aging: How Far Have We Come and What Lies Ahead? (Manfred Diehl, Amit Shrira & Yuval Palgi).

This book focuses on the concept of subjective views of aging. This concept refers to the way individuals conceptualize and perceive the aging process. Social and cultural perceptions regarding older adults are incorporated and internalized into views people hold regarding their own aging process. The book contains three parts which present theoretical, empirical, and translational perspectives about subjective views of aging. The theoretical section expands the framework of subjective views of aging with the inclusion of additional concepts, and further integrates these concepts by accounting for their synergistic effects. The empirical section presents recent developments in the field starting at the intra-individual level as assessed by ecological momentary assessments, going through the level of interpersonal relationships, and concluding at the social and cultural levels. Finally, the translational section presents recent endeavours to develop interventions aimed at advancing favourable views of aging. This cutting-edge edited book includes chapters written by internationally renowned scholars in the field and serves as an up-to-date resource for scholars in the field as well as a textbook for students in courses like social gerontology, lifespan psychology, and life course sociology.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had pronounced effects on individuals' psychological well-being around the world. Concerns regarding the consequences of infection, as well as the general uncertainty and governmental regulations have resulted in increased psychological distress among many populations and cultures. In this regard, research has shown that the manner by which individuals perceive such large-scale threats and appraise them significantly contributes to the psychological consequences of such events. According to the Hostile-World Scenario (HWS) model, negative engagement (NE) with such threats weakens one's competence and coping abilities, whereas positive engagement (PE) facilitates resilience and enhances psychological adjustment. Accordingly, the current study examines the moderating role of both NE and PE in the connections of two main features of the current pandemic, COVID-19-related worries and loneliness, with anxiety. Data were collected between March 16 and April 14, 2020, from 1,112 Israelis (age range 17–92, M = 46.90, SD = 16.46), who provided information regarding COVID-19 health worries, loneliness, and anxiety. A special measure assembled items pertinent to the HWS-NE and HWS-PE throughout the survey. Results demonstrated that both HWS-NE and HWS-PE were significant moderators. COVID-19-related health worries/loneliness were linked with anxiety only among individuals with high HWS-NE, and were non-significant among those with low HWS-NE. Moreover, the positive association between loneliness and anxiety was significantly mitigated by high HWS-PE. The discussion highlights the importance of the HWS for understanding the psychological consequences of COVID-19 and offers practical suggestions, which may aid mental health practitioners in providing assistance and support to the general population.