Anger as a Bridge: Understanding How Climate Change Anxiety Shapes Well-Being.

This study explores the use of ageing simulation as a promising approach to enhance ageing awareness in correctional training. Findings indicate variable engagement, including resistance to the simulation and role-dependent learning experiences. Rather than producing uniformly more positive attitudes, the intervention appeared to foster a more nuanced and realistic understanding of ageing. Simulation-based approaches may therefore be useful for promoting reflective practice and strengthening awareness of ageing in complex institutional settings. The use of ageing simulation suits has gained traction in healthcare and caregiving settings as experiential tools designed to simulate some of the sensory, physical, and functional restrictions commonly associated with ageing. Their primary objectives are to foster empathy, challenge ageist attitudes, and promote understanding of older adults and their experiences (). These suits are predominantly used in training programs for health professionals, informal caregivers, and younger demographics (). However, while interventions with ageing simulation are increasingly established within the healthcare sector , its application in other healthcare contexts , most notably correctional facilities, remains largely unexamined. Yet the global transformation in prison populations brings along new challenges and requirements for the correctional system in catering to an increasingly ageing population. Amidst global demographic changes and the increasing number of incarcerated individuals of advanced age (see analysis of SPACE I Statistics in ), correctional institutions are struggling to navigate more complex and evolving needs. Older people in prison may encounter higher rates of health conditions, disabilities, or functional limitations (; ), which can place significant demands on correctional staff and institutional resources (). Nonetheless, correctional systems have been slow to adapt to the evolving and diverse needs of people in prison as they grow older. While scholars have already advocated for targeted training to address the unique vulnerabilities of ageing prisoners (; ; ), few evidence-based interventions have been developed and empirically tested to date. This contribution seeks to take the first step in closing this gap by discussing the underlying rationale and evaluating the potential benefits of integrating ageing simulation suits into training programs for correctional staff. This line of inquiry thus offers a critical opportunity to assess whether ageing simulation, which is demonstrated to be effective in other domains, can be systematically adapted and meaningfully applied within the training and professional development of correctional staff.