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This study examined the associations of age\u2010related internalized stigma and perceived social support with depressive symptoms and tested whether perceived social support moderated the association between age\u2010related internalized stigma and depressive symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study included 162 community\u2010dwelling adults aged 65\u2009years and older. Age\u2010related internalized stigma, perceived social support and depressive symptoms were assessed using the Elderly Internalized Stigma Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and 15\u2010item Geriatric Depression Scale, respectively. Multivariable linear regression and moderation analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Higher age\u2010related internalized stigma was associated with higher depressive symptom scores (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.205, 95% CI: [0.099, 0.311]), whereas higher perceived social support was associated with lower depressive symptom scores (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.506, 95% CI: [\u22120.636, \u22120.375]). The interaction between age\u2010related internalized stigma and perceived social support was significant (\n                      <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.002, 95% CI: [\u22120.003, \u22120.001],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Age\u2010related internalized stigma was associated with depressive symptoms at low and median levels of perceived social support but not at high levels.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Age\u2010related internalized stigma, perceived social support and depressive symptoms were strongly interrelated in this sample. The moderation pattern was consistent with an attenuation of the association between age\u2010related internalized stigma and depressive symptoms at higher levels of perceived social support; however, the cross\u2010sectional design and substantial overlap among the study constructs warrant cautious interpretation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/psyg.70224","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,14]],"date-time":"2026-10-14T07:53:58Z","timestamp":1791964438000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Age\u2010Related Internalized Stigma and Depressive Symptoms\u00a0in Older Adults: The Moderating Role of\u00a0Perceived Social Support"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0978-7439","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gizem","family":"Karasoy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social Work Manisa Celal Bayar University, Institute of Health Sciences  Manisa Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4439-3569","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hakan","family":"Baydur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work Manisa Celal Bayar University  Manisa Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","volume-title":"Global Report on Ageism","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2021"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0220857","article-title":"Global Reach of Ageism on Older Persons' Health: A Systematic Review","volume":"15","author":"Chang E. 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