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Increases in life expectancy and later retirement could explain the shift in public perception of when old age begins. Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.
Press release from the American Psychological Association on research published in Psychology and Aging.
Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.
Middle-aged and older adults now perceive the onset of old age to occur later in life compared to previous generations.
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