OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Gerontology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	37
The Effect of a Health Belief Model-based Educational Intervention on the Determinants of Intention to Influenza Prevention Behaviors among the Older Adults	34
The impact of basic psychological needs satisfaction of the elderly on well-being: a moderated mediation analysis of affect and aging self-perceptions	19
The effect of standardized patient simulation method on getting nursing students to gain care providing skill for the individual diagnosed with dementia: a randomized controlled trial	17
“Aging is beautiful and graceful:” exploring college students’ perceptions of aging, older adults, and future older selves	17
Lifestyle redesign, quality of life, depressive symptoms in older adults	16
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	15
The ‘inside’ of ageing: Autoethnography in critical geragogy	15
A cross-cultural examination of college students’ knowledge of aging and their experiences with older adults: China, Japan, and the United States	14
The importance of the university of the third age to improved mental health and healthy aging of community-dwelling older adults	13
After retirement what next? A survey of post-retirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana	13
Understanding getting and growing older from songs of yesteryears: a latent content analysis	12
Multidimensional poverty of the older adults: An empirical analysis for Türkiye	11
Validity and reliability of Education Participation Scale (EPS-A) in Turkish older adults	11
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age: An elicited metaphor analysis	9
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	8
Impacts of intergenerational educational meetings on adolescents’ attitudes about old age	8
The English-language learning difficulties of older migrants in New Zealand: A life course perspective	7
The moderating role of financial trust in retirement financial planning	7
Psychological factors and retirement planning behavior among Chinese university faculty members: The mediating effects of retirement planning intention	7
Creating supportive environments and enhancing personal perception to bridge the digital divide among older adults	7
Intergenerational narratives and identity development: A qualitative exploration of Chinese college students	6
The representation of personal support workers in dementia-specific learning need assessments: a scoping review	6
Construction and validation of a scale of losses experienced in old age (SLO)	6
Who’s ideating, prototyping, and evaluating? A case study of resource-limited participatory design for health and aging	6

Subjective healthy aging indicators in a the Mediterranean and Latin American context. A comparison by gender and age in older adults of lifelong educational programs	6
Association between participation in adult education and subjective wellbeing among older adults: the mediating roles of social isolation and digital isolation and the moderating roles of educational	6
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	5
The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors: a multi-centered research	5
Promoting mealtime support for people with dementia: a pilot study of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an educational intervention for direct care workers	5
The effect of active time spent with older adults on young people’s attitudes toward ageism	5
Implicit ageism in dental students: general representations of ageing health and specific representations of the mouth	5
Effects of expressive arts therapy on cognitive function and depression among older adults with MCI in Taiwan	5
Development of cyber wellness indicators among Thai older persons: Mixed method research	5
The impact of perceived stress on life satisfaction and moderating role of social support: a study in COVID-19 normalization process	5
Determinants of regular use of hearing aids among older adults in Tehran (Iran)	5
Willingness to work with elderly people scale (WEPS) for medical and nursing students: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation	5
Correction	4
Digital or analogue communication supports - does it matter?	4
Finding diversity in commonality and finding commonality in diversity: Planning courses for older adults through negotiation	4
Internal tension or external pressure? Study on the influencing factors of the diffusion of education policies for older adults in China – Based on the analysis of China’s provincial panel data from 2	4
Can stories change how we feel about older people? The effect of older people’s online personal stories on mitigating younger Korean’s ageism	4
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	4
Becoming community researchers: The development and implementation of a competency-based program enabling older adult learning of qualitative research in a public health setting	4
Impact of the validation method on job satisfaction and motivation in nursing homes: a pilot study	4
Development and psychometric properties of the middle-age preparation scale for healthy aging (MPHA)	4
Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia: the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees	4
Subjective well-being of rural older women learners in China: An empirical analysis	4
Designing toys for older adults: Integrating learning theories to address needs	4
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	3
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational digital storytelling: Design of a workshop engaging Elders and youth	3
Changes in health and social relationships on loneliness among older adults	3
Rethinking older adults’ autonomy in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days	3
Stereotyping Older Adults: How Labels and Perceived Age Influence Ratings	3
Psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Malay anxiety about ageing scale	3
Effects of pervasive game on behavioral intention towards fitness among older adults in Henan: An empirical study	3
Phuket Rajabhat University’s roles in academic services for the complete aged society in the Andaman triangle provinces	3
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	3
The portrayal of older Indians on YouTube	3
The perspectives program: creating “connections beyond the years”	3
Group intervention based on horticultural therapy for older adults living in Turkey: A randomized control trial study	3
Active aging: reception and appropriation by older people and professionals. A qualitative case study in Spain	3
Digital competences of older women in Turkey: gender and ageing as double danger	3
Ignorance isn’t bliss: Addressing ageism with formal university education	3
Everyday forgetfulness and memory complaints: A randomized controlled cognitive intervention study	3
Too old for photosharing?: (re) construing successful aging through select Instagram handles of Indian older female influencers	3
A meta-analysis of the attitudes of university students in Türkiye toward ageism	3
Technostress in older onliners: a scale adaptation study	3
Are there sufficient jobs for older workers in a local market?	3
Positive aging: feasibility and acceptability of an eHealth ACT module for middle-aged and older adults	3
Correction	3
Exploring the mental models of university students’ attitudes toward older adults in Taiwan	3
Intergenerational strategies learning for addressing ageism among college and university students: A scoping review	2
Validation of the self-directed learning scale for middle-aged and older adults	2
The effect of loneliness on fear of aging: Mediated by social support	2

The virtual reality intervention programs and dementia care education: A systematic review	2
Empowering China’s older adults through online learning: Media literacy and its influence on well-being	2
A thematic analysis of social work students’ assignments of reflection on interviews with older adults	2
Analysis of factors influencing health literacy of older adults by applying the Anderson model	2
An empirical study of the personality factors and individual characteristics of older adult participation in third age education	2
Using guest speakers to influence graduate social work students to work with older adults	2
The empty nest syndrome assessment instrument: development and psychometric properties of Persian version among iranian older adults	2
Retirement planning mistakes undermining the post-retirement adjustment and well-being	2
Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	2
Policies and practices in educational gerontology in mainland China	2
Being older during the pandemic: Factors affecting depressive symptoms in the older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	2
Adolescents’ knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease is declining: An international study	2
Understanding needs of Chinese American family caregivers through a life story qualitative project	2
Digital literacy among older adults: a systematic review in Indian context	2
Poor, but not poorly living: types and correlates of social exclusion among young-old adults in a fast-aging society	2
Chinese older adult educators’ attitudes toward aging and turnover intention: burnout as a mediator	2
Nursing students’ motivation for choosing a career in geriatric nursing: A cross-sectional study	2
The effect of the psychological well-being of older Spanish adults on their motivation toward ICTs: The mediating role of technological anxiety and the usefulness of ICTs	2
Perception of the life esthetics among older adults	2
Supportive interaction between formal caregivers and Deaf people with dementia	2
Barriers and facilitators of older adults’ usage of mobility devices: a scoping review	2
COVID-19 and lifelong learning: older adult peer educators’ perspective on the pandemic’s effect on adult education	2
Do ageist attitudes affect home care workers’ job satisfaction and retention?	2
Competing at age 55 and over. Reasons why older athletes participate in sport	2
Enhancing learning engagement through experiential teaching: a study of piano education among Chinese older adult learners	2
Perspectives on perceived workplace age discrimination and engagement: The moderating role of emotion regulation	2
Ageing versus active aging: how old age is represented in children’s books	2
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults	2
How do older adults experience pet companionship? A qualitative study of the affective relationship with pets and its effect on the mental health of older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic	2
Characteristics and cognition of older adults engaged in lifelong learning	2
Promoting healthy aging through exergames among older adults: single-player vs. multi-player modes	2
Cross-sectional assessment of medical students willingness to care toward older people in Taiwan	2
Knowledge and attitudes toward human sexuality and sexuality in the older people: a study among students and health professionals	2