Futurization of Aging: Subjective Beliefs and Effects

Strizhitskaya, Olga; Petrash, Marina D.; Golubitskaya, Daria; Kuzmina, Maria; Krupina, Kristina; Shchukin, Anton; Engelgardt, Elena

doi:10.3390/bs13010004

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“…Одним из наиболее прогрессивных подходов к решению этой проблемы можно назвать идею футуризации старения (Strizhitskaya et al, 2023). Смысл футуризации старения заключается в том, что человек может сам формировать необходимые ему ресурсы, осознанно подходя к своему старению.…”

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Development of the “Construction of aging strategies” questionnaire

Strizhitskaya,

Petrash

2024

Vestnik SPbSU. Psychology

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The work describes the development and psychometric evaluation of a tool aimed at assessing the strategies used to promote successful aging. In the context of increasing life expectancy and the number of older people in the general population, the issue of maintaining and improving the quality of life of older people is particularly acute. Science has accumulated a large amount of data on the mechanisms and factors influencing aging. Moreover, these factors can be modeled by the person himself. However, there are no tools that would allow us to assess these mechanisms and the frequency of their use in a one’s life, both current and retrospectively. The study participants included 170 adults aged 40–75 years. Based on theoretical analysis, 22 strategies were formulated, each of which was assessed on a 5-point scale. To check the convergent validity, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile questionnaire, the K.Riff Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Aging Perception Questionnaire, and questions from a demographic survey were used. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, four scales were identified: “Strategies for maintaining health”, “Metacognitive strategies”, “Strategies for self-development” and “Generative strategies”. Scale reliability and confirmatory analysis confirmed the suitability of the resulting instrument as well as its consistency with the empirical data. Analysis of convergent validity showed that the selected scales were associated with indicators of a healthy lifestyle, psychological well-being, positive ideas about aging and the desire to change something in one’s life for the sake of a prosperous old age. The results obtained can be used both for scientific study of the mechanisms of futurization of aging, and for practical work on assessing resources for the formation of aging and building individual aging trajectories.

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Development of the “Construction of aging strategies” questionnaire

Strizhitskaya,

Petrash

2024

Vestnik SPbSU. Psychology

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The Influence of Different Types of Stress on Psychological Age

Finogenova,

Berezina,

Litvinova

et al. 2023

Современная Зарубежная Психология

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The article presents an analysis of modern research on the problem of the impact of stress on the biopsychological age of a person. Understanding the reasons for the increase in biopsychological age is important in the search for ways to slow down premature aging. Various types of stress are considered: combat stress (“war stress”), professional (work), retirement, COVID-19-related stress, as well as social isolation stress (“loneliness stress”). It is revealed that the “Stress of war” accelerates the pace of psychological (subjective), biological, epigenetic aging, causes a mismatch of biological and psychological ages. The consequence of occupational stress is an increase in the number of biomarkers of aging. Retirement stress and “loneliness stress” increase the biological age relative to the calendar. The impact of psychological stress in old age, as well as stress associated with an infectious disease, increases the immunological age and enhances immunological aging. All types of stress reduce the quality of life, increase the risk of premature aging and premature death. Based on the results of the review, it was suggested that one of the most effective factors capable of minimizing the harmful effects of stress on a person's biopsychological age is the psychological security of the individual.

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Socio-Psychological Programs: "Active Longevity" and "Anti-Aging XXI" – Evaluation of Effectiveness in Terms of Biopsychological Age

Berezina

2023

Social Psychology and Society

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Objective. Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of socio-psychological programs "Active Longevity" and "Anti-Aging XXI" in terms of their impact on biopsychological age. Background. Against the background of the growing aging of the population of developed countries, as well as the ongoing pension reform, there is an increasing demand for the development of social programs to increase longevity and improve the health of older age groups. Study design. For six months, a natural experiment was carried out, in which biopsychological age indicators were assessed in pensioners who participated in the "Active Longevity" and "Anti-Aging XXI" social programs and in the control group. Kruskal-Wallis statistics, Anova analysis of variance, Student's test for connected samples were used. Participants. Pensioners attached to the site of the Moscow polyclinic: 345 people (272 women (55-70 years old, M = 62,8; SD = 4,45), 73 men (60-70 years old, M = 65,9; SD = 2,99). Measurements. Tests for measuring biological age according to Voitenko, psychological age according to Abulkhanova-Berezina, expected retirement age. Results. In the absence of supportive training, there was a natural increase in the biological age of pensioners in the control group (by 2,6 years for women in six months, and 0,2 years for men). Participation in the "Active Longevity" program led to the absence of significant aging, and the selection of personal resources through the "Anti-Aging XXI" program led to a significant decrease in biological age by 0,7 years, and the biological aging index by 1,1 years.  Conclusions. 1) The effectiveness of using social health programs is higher for women than for men. 2) The greatest effect is achieved with a combination of programs. "Antiaging XXI" is used to select resources, and classes take place in the centers of Moscow Longevity.

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Futurization of Aging: Subjective Beliefs and Effects

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References 39 publications

Development of the “Construction of aging strategies” questionnaire

Development of the “Construction of aging strategies” questionnaire

The Influence of Different Types of Stress on Psychological Age

Socio-Psychological Programs: "Active Longevity" and "Anti-Aging XXI" – Evaluation of Effectiveness in Terms of Biopsychological Age

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