期刊
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
卷 70, 期 1, 页码 60-66出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17532
关键词
age stereotypes; ageism; aging narratives; psychomics; quantitative social science; reframing aging; text as data
资金
- Lloyd's Register Foundation [IPUR-FY2019-RES-03-NG]
- Social Science Research Council [MOE2018-SSHR-004]
This study examined the impact of age-based and role-based framings on stereotype of older adults during COVID-19, finding that age-based framing led to more negative stereotyping in the media compared to role-based framing. The study suggests a need for society to recognize and value the role contributions of older adults.
Background Contributions of older adults amid the COVID-19 pandemic have been eclipsed by discourse positioning them as an at-risk population. We assess whether age-based framing (e.g., senior citizen) is associated with more negative stereotyping in the media compared to familial role-based framing (e.g., grandparent) across 8 months, from a baseline period (October 2019-December 2019) to the onset of the pandemic (January 2020-May 2020). Methods Leveraging a 12-billion-word news media database-with over 30 million news articles from over 7000 websites-we identified the most common synonyms for age-based framing (e.g., senior citizen) and familial role-based framing (e.g., grandparent). For each framing category, we compiled the most frequently used descriptors every month, amassing 488,907 descriptors in total. All descriptors were rated from 1 (very negative) to 5 (very positive) to determine a Cumulative Aging Narrative Score (CANS) for age-based and familial role-based framing. Results Age-based framing of older adults increased negative stereotyping in the media by seven times compared to familial role-based framing during COVID-19. The percentage of positive topics for age-based framing was significantly lower during COVID-19 (35%) than before (61%). Conversely, the percentage of positive topics for familial role-based framing was higher during the pandemic (91%) than before (70%). Conclusion This is one of the first empirical studies on whether framing older adults based on age or role is linked to more negative stereotypes during COVID-19. We argue for a more role-centered approach in framing older adults so that their contributions are acknowledged and valued by society.
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