Savoring is the ability to be mindful of positive experiences and to be aware of and regulate positive feelings about these experiences. Previous research has found that savoring interventions can be effective at improving well-being of younger adults, but findings have not been extended to older populations. This pilot study examined the effects of a 1-week savoring intervention on older adults' psychological resilience and well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms and happiness). Participants, 111 adults ages 60 or over, completed measures of resilience, depressive symptoms, and happiness pre- and postintervention as well as 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Analyses revealed that participants who completed the savoring intervention with high fidelity also reported improvements in resilience, depressive symptoms, and happiness over time. These findings suggest that the savoring intervention has the potential to enhance older adults' resilience and psychological well-being.
The continuity theory of aging is a theoretical framework for the study of adulthood. Continuity theory suggests that both development and adaptation are continuous, cumulative, and incremental throughout life, occurring in a series of ongoing, smooth, small steps. It is a construct that suggests that learning is based on experience. For example, an older adult solving a problem is likely able to apply decades of life experience to the task. Continuity theory asserts that the behavior and thinking of older adults' behavior tend to follow the individual patterns (both continuity of selfhood and external sense of belonging) of behavior and thought established throughout life, while flexibly adapting to life's ongoing changes. Continuity theory connects adaptive change with experience to a successful aging process, focusing on continuity (stability) but also, equally, discontinuity and the necessity of flexibility toward positive outcomes.
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