Negative perceptions of aging and decline in walking speed: a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Negative perceptions of aging and decline in walking speed: a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Walking speed is a meaningful marker of physical function in the aging population. While it is a primarily physical measure, experimental studies have shown that merely priming older adults with negative stereotypes about aging results in immediate declines in objective walking speed. What is not cl...

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Main Authors: Deirdre A Robertson, George M Savva, Bellinda L King-Kallimanis, Rose Anne Kenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4414532?pdf=render

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