Ageism during the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: thematic analysis of tweets
Our study's findings shed light on how ageist discourse on social media threatens the credibility of older political leaders by shifting the focus from policies to stereotypical age-based attacks. Further research is needed to examine the impact of ageist discourse on electoral campaigns.
Authors
- Shoshana Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-6754)
- Jasmine Mah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-4286)
- Alison L. Chasteen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4720-5586)
- Ali Akbar Jamali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-5926)
- Shirin Vellani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-0266)
- Melba Sheila D’Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3156-0663)
- Juanita-Dawne Bacsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-1617)
- Florriann Fehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0715-9623)
- Megan E. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4322)
- Melissa K. Andrew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7514-8972)
- Raymond J. Spiteri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-6237)
- Alixe Ménard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5509-8960)
- Sarah Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-6298)
- Megan Funk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8306-4629)
- Dylan Fiske
- Sepideh Mansourigovari
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Thompson Rivers University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Saskatchewan Health Authority (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Gerontologist
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf166
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60
Funders
- Thompson Rivers University
- Consortium canadien en neurodégénérescence associée au vieillissement
- Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
- Alzheimer Society
- Canada Research Chairs
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research