In the Covid-19 pandemic, being older means being in a special focus: Probabilities for severe infections and mortality rise with increasing age and protective measures for this population group have been increased. This was accompanied by public discourse that portrayed older adults stereotypically as vulnerable and frail but also highlighted the hardships younger people have to endure to protect them. Given the possibly detrimental effects of ageism on individuals and societies, we were interested in older adults’ perception of ageism in the Corona-crisis and its relation to their health and well-being. Furthermore, we were interested in subjective aging variables as moderators in the ageism–health relationship. In June 2020, N = 611 independently living people aged 60 + from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg were recruited via a survey research institute and interviewed online or by phone. They reported on perceived ageism in different contexts, their life satisfaction, subjective health, subjective age and self-perceptions of aging. Depending on context, ageism was perceived by around 20% of participants, and overall negatively related to subjective health and life satisfaction after the onset of the pandemic. Moderated hierarchical regressions showed that a younger subjective age buffered the negative effect of ageism on subjective health, while perceiving aging as social loss increased its effect on life satisfaction. We discuss the importance of addressing and reducing ageism (not only) in times of crisis and the consequences for individuals and societies.

在Covid-19大流行中，年龄较大意味着受到特别关注：严重感染和死亡率的可能性随着年龄的增长而增加，并且针对该人群的保护措施有所增加。与此同时，公众舆论将老年人刻板地描述为脆弱和脆弱，但也强调了年轻人为保护他们而必须忍受的艰辛。考虑到年龄歧视对个人和社会可能产生的有害影响，我们对老年人在新冠危机中对年龄歧视的看法及其与他们的健康和福祉的关系感兴趣。此外，我们对主观衰老变量作为年龄歧视与健康关系的调节因素感兴趣。 2020年6月，通过调查研究所招募了N = 611名来自卢森堡大公国的60岁以上独立生活人士，并通过网络或电话进行了采访。他们报告了不同背景下的年龄歧视、生活满意度、主观健康状况、主观年龄和对衰老的自我认知。根据具体情况，约 20% 的参与者认为年龄歧视，总体而言与大流行爆发后的主观健康和生活满意度呈负相关。适度的层次回归表明，较年轻的主观年龄缓冲了年龄歧视对主观健康的负面影响，而将衰老视为社会损失则增加了其对生活满意度的影响。我们讨论（不仅）在危机时期解决和减少年龄歧视的重要性以及对个人和社会的后果。