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Psychosocial and biological pathways to aging: The role(s) of the behavioral and social sciences in geroscience

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Title: Psychosocial and biological pathways to aging: The role(s) of the behavioral and social sciences in geroscience
Authors: Gellert, Paul, Alonso-Perez, Enrique
Source: Z Gerontol Geriatr
Publisher Information: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject Terms: Aged, 80 and over, Male, Aging, Geriatrics, Biologische Merkmale, Soziale Merkmale des Alterns, Aged, 80 and over [MeSH], Aged [MeSH], Themenschwerpunkt, Humans [MeSH], Interdisciplinary, Geriatrics [MeSH], Environment, Umwelt, Behavioral Sciences [MeSH], Aging/psychology [MeSH], Social Sciences [MeSH], Male [MeSH], Interdisziplinarität, Biological hallmarks, Social hallmarks of aging, Aging/physiology [MeSH], Geroscience, Humans, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Aged
Description: While the biological hallmarks of aging are widely recognized as fundamental mechanisms of biological aging, more recently, there have been calls within geroscience to understand the aging process more comprehensively by adding a perspective of the social hallmarks of aging. Social and behavioral factors, such as socioeconomic status, life events or behavior and beliefs can alter the aging process per se and act in complex interactions with biological pathways. In addition, underlying biological pathways have been proposed for various psychosocial concepts, such as views on age and relationship quality. The aim of the present article is to provide narrative insights into theoretical and empirical developments between social and behavioral gerontology and geroscience or biogerontology. This article focuses on the potential of an interdisciplinary aging research but it also sets out the critical perspective that social gerontology provides.
Document Type: Article
Other literature type
Language: English
ISSN: 1435-1269
0948-6704
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-024-02324-1
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38985210
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6513090
Rights: CC BY
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....99a0844e29189b4a754c6c764cc06763
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:While the biological hallmarks of aging are widely recognized as fundamental mechanisms of biological aging, more recently, there have been calls within geroscience to understand the aging process more comprehensively by adding a perspective of the social hallmarks of aging. Social and behavioral factors, such as socioeconomic status, life events or behavior and beliefs can alter the aging process per se and act in complex interactions with biological pathways. In addition, underlying biological pathways have been proposed for various psychosocial concepts, such as views on age and relationship quality. The aim of the present article is to provide narrative insights into theoretical and empirical developments between social and behavioral gerontology and geroscience or biogerontology. This article focuses on the potential of an interdisciplinary aging research but it also sets out the critical perspective that social gerontology provides.
ISSN:14351269
09486704
DOI:10.1007/s00391-024-02324-1