Beliefs about Aging: Implications for Future Educational Programming

Sellers, Debra M.; Bolender, Benjamin C.; Crocker, Andrew

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“…Understanding older adults’ expectations may also be a way to identify those at increased risk for depression or lack of engagement in health-promoting behaviors. Sellers, Bolender, and Crocker (2010) examined beliefs about aging qualitatively in a sample of older adults finding that some older adults believed that decline in physical health was unavoidable and a part of the aging process, further believing that that they could not maintain their health regardless of their attitude. By better understanding how ERA influence health behaviors and outcomes, we can be better prepared to intervene in older adult populations, to help promote healthier lifestyles.…”

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Expectations Regarding Aging, Physical Activity, and Physical Function in Older Adults

Breda

Watts

2017

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Objective: The present study examined how expectations regarding aging (ERA) influence physical activity participation and physical function. Method: We surveyed 148 older adults about their ERA (ERA-38), health-promoting lifestyles (HPLP-II), and self-rated health (RAND-36). We tested the mediating effect of physical activity on the relationships between ERA and physical function. Results: Positive expectations were associated with more engagement in physical activity (B = 0.016, p < .05) and better physical function (B = 0.521, p < .01). Physical activity mediated the relationship between ERA and physical function (B = 5.890, p < .01, indirect effect 0.092, CI = [0.015, 0.239]). Discussion: ERA play an important role in adoption of physically active lifestyles in older adults and may influence health outcomes, such as physical function. Future research should evaluate whether attempts to increase physical activity are more successful when modifications to ERA are also targeted.

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Expectations Regarding Aging, Physical Activity, and Physical Function in Older Adults

Breda

Watts

2017

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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“…Family life educator attention to the FLE programming needs of older adults is an area in need of further attention. Most of the extant literature was published over a decade ago, and contemporary studies have been based on survey research focused specifically on wellness and health (e.g., AARP, 2000; Ballard & Morris, 2003; Beverly et al, 2005; Brossoie et al, 2010; Cise et al, 2018; Cohen‐Mansfield, & Frank, 2008; Sellers et al, 2010), with limited attention on family and relationship issues that are relevant to the lives of many midlife and older adults (e.g., grandfamily dynamics, repartnering in later life, sexual and gender minority issues). Furthermore, with the exception of studies that were designed to investigate older individuals' use of technology (e.g., Anderson, 2017), little is known about the programming and broader learning preferences of midlife and older adults.…”

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“…However, some qualitative research studies have provided additional nuance to enhance understanding of the perceived educational programming needs of midlife and older adults. For example, in their qualitative analysis of focus group data on midlife adults' beliefs about aging, Sellers et al (2010) reported that health was indeed a fundamental issue for participants, although health was discussed in terms of psychological and emotional wellness relative to developing and maintaining positive views on aging. Other qualitative studies have yielded similar findings, revealing the appeal of offering educational opportunities that apply a holistic perspective on health.…”

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Best Practices in Family Life Education Programming for Midlife and Older Adults

Benson

Donehower

2020

Family Relations

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Due to dramatic changes in the U.S. population's aging demographic, family life educators have begun offering more programming for midlife and older adults. This shift began in the early 1990s, after several family scholars and practicing professionals urged the National Council of Family Relations to revise its Framework for Life Span Family Life Education to include “later adulthood” as a fourth age‐group categorization. Since this revision, family life educators and family scholars alike have gradually expanded their programming and scholarship efforts to address the challenges and concerns associated with midlife and older adulthood. In this article, we review best practices in family life education (FLE) programming for midlife and older adults, including programming needs, program design preferences, and contextual variation. To conclude, we suggest future directions for research on best practices in FLE for midlife and older audiences and recommend using the life course perspective as a complement to the Framework when planning and designing FLE programming to meet the needs of the heterogeneous aging population.

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“…This strong negative viewpoint hinders IGC because of someone's experience in the past. Barriers related to perceptions of others include age discrimination [46,57,58], a different mindset [32,58] and interests [59,60], and generational resistance [27,46,58]. Moreover, a lack of understanding of IGC [29,61], a lack of awareness of differences between generations [27,32,62], a lack of empathy [47,58], building interpersonal trust [32,63] and a lack of respect [47,58] are challenging to crossgenerational collaboration.…”

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“…These barriers are related to how one generation conceives of working with another generation. Barriers in this category are feeling underappreciated or unappreciated [32,58,59] and lack of selfconfidence, and the feeling of reacting too slowly [47,64]. Fear of technology [59,61,65], functional limitations [46,61,66], lack of motivation [61] and feeling isolated [46] are barriers related to the emotional dimension.…”

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Barriers and wellbeing-oriented enablers of intergenerational innovation in the digital age

Nurhas

Geisler

Ojala

et al. 2021

Univ Access Inf Soc

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So far, researchers have used a wellbeing-centered approach to catalyze successful intergenerational collaboration (IGC) in innovative activities. However, due to the subject’s multidisciplinary nature, there is still a dearth of comprehensive research devoted to constructing the IGC system. Thus, the purpose of this study is to fill a research void by providing a conceptual framework for information technology (IT) system designers to use as a jumping-off point for designing an IGC system with a wellbeing-oriented design. A systematic literature study was conducted to identify relevant terms and develop a conceptual framework based on a review of 75 selected scientific papers. The result consists of prominent thematic linkages and a conceptual framework related to design technology for IGC systems. The conceptual framework provides a comprehensive overview of IGC systems in the innovation process by identifying five barrier dimensions and using six wellbeing determinants as IGC catalysts. Moreover, this study discusses future directions for research on IGC systems. This study offers a novel contribution by shifting the technology design process from an age-based design approach to wellbeing-driven IGC systems. Additional avenues for investigation were revealed through the analysis of the study’s findings.

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Beliefs about Aging: Implications for Future Educational Programming

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

Expectations Regarding Aging, Physical Activity, and Physical Function in Older Adults

Expectations Regarding Aging, Physical Activity, and Physical Function in Older Adults

Best Practices in Family Life Education Programming for Midlife and Older Adults

Barriers and wellbeing-oriented enablers of intergenerational innovation in the digital age

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