Social interactions in old age

Victoria A.E. Brunsdon; Lizzie Bradford; Heather J. Ferguson

doi:10.1093/oso/9780198843290.003.0006

Social interactions in old age

Victoria A.E. Brunsdon, Lizzie Bradford, Heather J. Ferguson

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

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Social relationships play an important role in healthy ageing, with positive social interaction experiences predicting better mental and physical health. Research into social-cognitive abilities has often focused on the development of these abilities in childhood. This chapter will look at the other end of the lifespan, examining changes in social cognition abilities in older individuals as a result of healthy ageing. In particular, it focuses on several social processes, including Theory of Mind, empathy, emotion recognition, action understanding, and imitation, looking at reported changes in these abilities as a result of advancing age, and factors that may influence these changes across individuals. It also discusses potential intervention protocols aimed at reducing social-cognitive declines in older age, and how these reported abilities influence day-to-day functioning in the social world.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The cognitive basis of social interaction across the lifespan
Editors	Heather J. Ferguson, Elisabeth E.F. Bradford
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	6
Pages	117-146
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191879135
ISBN (Print)	9780198843290
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198843290.003.0006
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2021

Keywords

Ageing
Cognitive decline
Social cognition
Theory of mind
Empathy

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