Negative attitudes toward aging are pervasive in society and may be detrimental to people's health as they become older. Older people tend to report feeling significantly younger than their chronological age, often as a way of psychologically distancing themselves from the stigma of old age. However, attitudes and behaviors toward aging may differ across regional contexts. We examined associations among state‐level patterns of bias against older adults and state‐level health outcomes across the United States. Data from 803,009 respondents (ages: 15–94) across 50 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) revealed geographic variation in implicit age bias. Higher state‐level implicit age bias was associated with poorer state‐level health outcomes among adults ages 65+. Older adults living in states high in implicit age bias showed greater age‐group dissociation compared to older adults living in states low in implicit age bias. Findings highlight potential consequences of implicit age bias and invite further research on the long‐term health implications of individual age‐group dissociation in response to regional age bias.

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全美隐性年龄偏见以及与州级健康结果的关联的地理模式

对衰老的消极态度在社会中普遍存在，并且随着人们年龄的增长可能会损害他们的健康。老年人倾向于报告感觉自己比其年龄明显年轻，这通常是一种心理上使自己远离老年人的耻辱的方式。但是，对于衰老的态度和行为可能因地区而异。我们研究了全州针对老年人的州级偏见与州级健康结果之间的关联。来自美国50个州（和哥伦比亚特区）的803,009名受访者（年龄在15至94岁之间）的数据显示出隐性年龄偏见的地域差异。州级隐性年龄偏高与65岁以上成年人州级健康结果较差有关。与隐性年龄偏低的州相比，隐性年龄偏高的州的老年人表现出更大的年龄组分离。研究结果突出了隐性年龄偏见的潜在后果，并邀请人们进一步研究个体年龄组分离对区域年龄偏见的长期健康影响。