Psychological Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Featured 2024 Editor’s Choice Articles

TL;DR

This symposium highlights innovative psychological research on aging, focusing on factors like discrimination, caregiving, and memory in older adults.

Contribution

The paper curates and summarizes four Editor’s Choice articles that exemplify interdisciplinary and inclusive approaches to studying aging.

Findings

Bey et al. found interactions between psychosocial risk and neighborhood disadvantage in older Black adults.

Huo et al. linked caregiver ambivalence to psychological and cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer’s patients.

Ly et al. showed discrimination impacts metamemory in aging populations.

Abstract

The psychological sciences of the aging process are vast in scope and complexity. Methodological approaches that are interdisciplinary, innovative, and inclusive can make these enigmatic processes more tangible. This symposium showcases articles in the Psychological Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences that were selected as Editor’s Choice in 2024 because they exemplify these ideals. Bey et al. presents evidence on the interaction between psychosocial risk and neighborhood disadvantage among older Black adults. Huo et al. provides evidence for associations between caregiver ambivalence and psychological and cognitive symptoms of patients with Alzheimer’s. Doyle et al. sheds light on characteristics of Hispanic SuperAgers. Ly et al. presents evidence for the impact of discrimination on metamemory.