Mary Breheny
Dr Mary Breheny is an associate professor of Health Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington. Her research examines how the experiences people have over their lives shape their health in older age.
Society
Mar 12, 2021
No, ‘self-control’ is not the key to ageing healthily
Trying to teach people to ‘do better’ with a set of social conditions that are unfair and health-damaging is not only useless, it’s harmful.
