Geropsychology: the gender gap in human aging--a mini-review.
Differences between women and men in terms of gender gaps at late stages of their lives are the focus of this mini-review. We approach the matter by taking up the position of complex yet promising standpoints, the bio-psycho-social perspective on the one hand and approaches of developmental psychology on the other. Lifespan perspectives and the brain-behavior relationship are integrated and applied to geropsychological models. Research on gender differences is presented and examined, particularly regarding physiological and psychological differences between aging men and women; additionally, gender discrepancies in psychopathology are discussed. Prevailing concepts of 'active aging' are introduced and their implications for the review of divergent gender differences are considered.
Institute of Clinical, Biological and Differential Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. ilse.kryspin-exner@univie.ac.at
Ilse
I
Kryspin-Exner
Elisabeth
E
Lamplmayr
Anna
A
Felnhofer
D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011586:Psychology, Clinical; D011599:Psychopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones