Benefits of Age-Diverse social worlds: cognitive functioning, positive emotional experiences, and life expectancy
Findings highlight potential benefits associated with having a wide variety of ages represented in one's social world. Age-diverse social environments may support cognitive functioning across adulthood and longevity. Encouraging intergenerational connection may be a promising avenue for promoting healthy aging.
Authors
- Claire M Growney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2149-7840)
- Laura L. Carstensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5011-3789)
- Tammy English
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Hologic (Germany) (DE)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Gerontologist
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag023
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00