Feature Articles
The Gerontologist encourages speakers of award-winning lectures at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting to submit their work for possible publication.
Published articles will be designated as Feature Articles and will be freely available online to read.
Dual Functionality in Later Life
Kenneth F Ferraro and others
The Gerontologist, Volume 63, Issue 7, September 2023, Pages 1110–1116, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad031
Published: 28 March 2023
Gerontologists have long shown interest in both longevity and quality of life during later life, but considerable debate has ensued as scholars sought to integrate the two. Drawing from research on ...
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory: The Role of Perceived Endings in Human Motivation
Laura L Carstensen
The Gerontologist, Volume 61, Issue 8, December 2021, Pages 1188–1196, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab116
Published: 27 October 2021
Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) is a theory of life-span development grounded in the uniquely human ability to monitor time. SST maintains that the approach of endings—whether due to aging or ...
Utilizing Principles of Life-Span Developmental Psychology to Study the Complexities of Resilience Across the Adult Life Span
Frank J Infurna
The Gerontologist, Volume 61, Issue 6, September 2021, Pages 807–818, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab086
Published: 02 August 2021
Life-span developmental psychology includes a broad array of principles that have wide application to studying adult development and aging. Three principles have guided my past, current, and future ...
The Healthy Immigrant Effect and Aging in the United States and Other Western Countries
Kyriakos S Markides and Sunshine Rote
The Gerontologist, Volume 59, Issue 2, April 2019, Pages 205–214, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny136
Published: 31 October 2018
The rising number of immigrants to the United States and other western countries has been accompanied by rising interest in the characteristics of immigrants including their mortality risk and health ...
Age Differences in Self-Continuity: Converging Evidence and Directions for Future Research
Corinna E. Löckenhoff and Joshua L. Rutt
The Gerontologist, Volume 57, Issue 3, 1 June 2017, Pages 396–408, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx010
Published: 13 May 2017
Life-span development is inherently linked to the perception of time and associated temporal construals. Such concepts are multi-faceted in nature and have important practical implications in areas ...
Aging in Context: Individual and Environmental Pathways to Aging-Friendly Communities—The 2015 Matthew A. Pollack Award Lecture
Andrew E. Scharlach
The Gerontologist, Volume 57, Issue 4, August 2017, Pages 606–618, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx017
Published: 28 April 2017
Reflecting the theme of the 2015 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, “Aging as a Lifelong Process,” this paper examines intersections between aging processes and their ...
Lifespan and Healthspan: Past, Present, and Promise
Eileen M. Crimmins
The Gerontologist, Volume 55, Issue 6, December 2015, Pages 901–911, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv130
Published: 10 November 2015
The past century was a period of increasing life expectancy throughout the age range. This resulted in more people living to old age and to spending more years at the older ages. It is likely that ...
Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project
Thomas M. Gill
The Gerontologist, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2014, Pages 533–549, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnu067
Published: 17 July 2014
“Feature Article: This paper is a based on the Joseph T. Freeman Award lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November, 2013:”
Elder Abuse: Research, Practice, and Health Policy. The 2012 GSA Maxwell Pollack Award Lecture
Xinqi Dong
The Gerontologist, Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 153–162, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt139
Published: 22 November 2013
This paper is a based on the Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in San Diego, California, in November, 2012.
Inquiry Into Terminal Decline: Five Objectives for Future Study
Denis Gerstorf and Nilam Ram
The Gerontologist, Volume 53, Issue 5, October 2013, Pages 727–737, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt046
Published: 23 May 2013
This paper is a based on the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in San Diego, California, in November, 2012.
The State of Gerontology—Opus One
Scott A. Bass
The Gerontologist, Volume 53, Issue 4, August 2013, Pages 534–542, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt031
Published: 25 April 2013
This paper is a based on the Kent Award Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in San Diego, California, in November, 2012.
Aging in Culture
Helene H. Fung
The Gerontologist, Volume 53, Issue 3, June 2013, Pages 369–377, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt024
Published: 12 April 2013
This paper is a based on the Baltes Award Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in Boston, Massachusetts, in November, 2011.
Aging Well and the Environment: Toward an Integrative Model and Research Agenda for the Future
Hans-Werner Wahl and others
The Gerontologist, Volume 52, Issue 3, June 2012, Pages 306–316, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr154
Published: 14 March 2012
Purpose of the Study: The effects of the physical–spatial–technical environment on aging well have been overlooked both conceptually and empirically. In the spirit of M. Powell Lawton’s seminal work ...
Seizing Interdisciplinary Opportunities in the Changing Landscape of Health and Aging: A Social Work Perspective
Barbara J. Berkman
The Gerontologist, Volume 51, Issue 4, August 2011, Pages 433–440, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr063
Published: 23 June 2011
Purpose of the Study: This paper is a revision of the Kent Award Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November, 2010. Design ...
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