Psychological proximity to issues of the elderly: The role of age-morphing technology in campaigns for the elderly

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Highlights：

• The role of age-morphing technology in campaigns related to elderly was examined.

• Age-morphed images of future self may foster psychological continuity to old self.

• Psychological continuity to future self helps group identification with elderly.

• Group identification likely increases empathy, sympathy and reduces ageism.

• Psychological proximity to elderly's issues likely improves attitude and help-intentions.

摘要

•The role of age-morphing technology in campaigns related to elderly was examined.•Age-morphed images of future self may foster psychological continuity to old self.•Psychological continuity to future self helps group identification with elderly.•Group identification likely increases empathy, sympathy and reduces ageism.•Psychological proximity to elderly's issues likely improves attitude and help-intentions.

论文关键词：Age-morphing technology,Psychological proximity,Group identification,Construal level theory,Ageism,Campaign for the elderly

论文评审过程：Received 11 October 2016, Revised 16 December 2016, Accepted 19 December 2016, Available online 22 December 2016, Version of Record 28 December 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.046