How Could Lay Perspectives on Successful Aging Complement Scientific Theory? Findings From a U.S. and a German Life-Span Sample

Jopp, Daniela S.; Wozniak, Dagmara; Damarin, Amanda K.; Feo, Melissa De; Jung, Seojung; Jeswani, Sheena

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“…The main themes derived from the responses of the elderly are essentially related to well-being orientation 10 In the presence of resources -especially those of a financial nature 11 In the engagement to life -as a concern with health care or active lifestyle 12 In having positive social relations 13 In having health and physical and mental independence 14 and in subjective and psychological well-being. 15 It is noteworthy that the denial of successful old age, even if in a few cases is usually represented in the answers of the elderly.…”

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The Importance of Research on the Perception of Successful Aging

Nascimento¹

2017

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The study of successful aging has grown significantly in recent years. We highlight the interest of researchers in the perception of old age among the elderly. Self-perception can reflect others' perceptions of self, and can be incorporated internally throughout life. The present paper proposes a brief reflection on the main findings regarding the research on the perception of successful aging and its the impact on variables such as physical health, emotional health and longevity. Results indicated that study of the subjective perception of old age can be a relevant line of research in favor of a better conceptualization of the successful aging construct.

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The Importance of Research on the Perception of Successful Aging

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“…Furthermore, consistent with prior studies, our results suggest that wellness resources, positive spirit and valued relationship contribute to SA [24,46,47] . For example, several studies have indicated the importance of positive spirit as essential ingredients of SA [9,23,46,48] . Our findings are also consistent with prior formulations that suggest psychological resources and behavioral adaptations, such as proactive strategies, are important aspects of SA [19,23] .…”

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Successful Aging from the Viewpoint of Older Adults: Development of a Brief Successful Aging Inventory (SAI)

Lee

Kahana

2017

Gerontology

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Objective: Researcher-defined criteria for successful aging (SA) have been criticized for their limited perspective and failure to acknowledge subjective perceptions of older individuals. We assessed the extent to which older individuals consider specific factors, which they had suggested, to be important in defining SA. The present study had 2 objectives: (a) to develop a brief multidimensional questionnaire for assessing SA and to evaluate its psychometric properties; and (b) to examine age associations with each dimension of SA. Methods: A survey was conducted with 550 participants in a panel study of older adult residents of an elderly retirement community and with community-dwelling older adults, regarding factors that they considered to be important for SA. The psychometric evaluation involved exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, reliability and validity analyses, and measurement invariance testing. Partial correlations were used to examine the association of age with SA. Results: The 4-factor solution provided a satisfactory fit to the data: proactive engagement, wellness resources, positive spirit, and valued relationships. Metric measurement invariance for this factor structure was confirmed across 2 age groups. The findings also suggest that the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI) scale might be a useful predictor of SA. Discussion: Our findings highlight the value of considering more comprehensive models of SA that include social relationships and proactive engagement.

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“…A partir de una perspectiva psicosocial, la construcción teórico-conceptual del proceso de envejecimiento exitoso ha liderado desde hace aproximadamente 30 años el conocimiento científico psicogerontológico, con efectos en la investigación básica y aplicada a nivel mundial (Bowling & Dieppe, 2005;Bowling & Ilieffe, 2006Bülow & Söderqvist, 2014;Cho, Martin, & Poon, 2015;Freund, Nikitin, & Ritter, 2009;Johnson, Sarkisian, & Williamson, 2015;Jopp et al, 2015;Kahana, Kahana, & Lee, 2014;Ouwehand, de Ridder, & Bensing, 2007;Steverink, Lindenberg, & Ormel, 1998). El envejecimiento con éxito se ha estudiado como un concepto multidimensional que abarca, trasciende y supera la buena salud (Organización Mundial de la Salud [OMS], 2002), y que está compuesto por un amplio conjunto de factores biopsicosociales, reconociendo que existe gran variabilidad interindividual en las formas de envejecer (Bowling & Ilieffe, 2011).…”

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“…Se priorizó, como en investigaciones previas, el análisis en la indagación de las variables socioemocionales (Eizenman, Nesselroade, Featherman, & Rowe, 1997;Fernández-Ballesteros, Diez-Nicolás, Caprara, Barbaranelli, & Bandura, 2002;Freund & Baltes, 1998;Jopp & Smith, 2006;Lang & Carstensen, 1994;Mendes de León, 2005;Seeman, McAvay, Merrill, Albert, & Rodin, 1996) y cognitivas que predicen este fenómeno durante la vejez (Dockree, Brennan, O'Sullivan, Robertson, & O'Connell, 2015;Hogan, Mata, & Carstensen, 2013;Krueger, Wilson, Kamenetsky, Barnes, Bienias, & Bennett, 2009;Vásquez, Rodríguez, Villarreal, & Campos, 2014). Además, se buscó describir las particularidades que caracterizan a aquellas personas adultas mayores que mantienen un alto nivel de participación social y física dentro y fuera de sus hogares (Glei, Landau, Goldman, Chuang, Rodriguez, & Weinstein, 2005;Hogan et al, 2013;Johnson et al, 2015;Potočnik & Sonnentag, 2013), que ha sido definida en la publicación antecedente como criterio de clasificación del envejecimiento con éxito en distintos contextos y metodologías de análisis (Cho et al, 2015;Fernández-Ballesteros, Zamarrón, López, Molina, Díez, Montero, & Schettini, 2010;Gureje, Oladeji, Abiona, & Chatterji, 2014;Parslow, Lewis, & Nay, 2011;Jopp, Wozniak, Damarin, De Feo, Jung, & Jeswani, 2015;Kahana et al, 2014;Kahana, Kelley-Moore, & Kahana, 2012). Se consideraron también variables asociadas a condiciones de salud (Haveman-Nies, de Groot, & van Staveren, 2003;Tyrovolas, Haro, Mariolis, Piscopo, Valacchi, Tsakountakis, & Metallinos, 2014) y características sociodemográficas (Gestorf et al, 2008) presentes en el ...…”

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Predictores socio-emocionales y cognitivos: su papel en la comprensión del envejecimiento con éxito en el contexto costarricense

Molina

Villanea

2017

Univ Psychol

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Para citar este artículo: Blanco Molina, M., & Salazar Villanea, M. (2017). Predictores socioemocionales y cognitivos: su papel en la comprensión del envejecimiento con éxito en el contexto costarricense. Universitas Psychologica, 16(1) RESUMENTomando en cuenta las teorías del envejecimiento con éxito, este estudio se orientó hacia la identificación y el análisis de las características que presentan personas adultas mayores con altos niveles de actividad y participación social residentes en Costa Rica. El estudio contó con 191 participantes con edades entre 55 y 87 años (M = 68.5, DE = 6.9) que habitan en el área metropolitana y participan en programas dirigidos a personas mayores en cursos de computación, idiomas, actividad física, arte, entre otros. Mediante modelos lineales, se evidenció la importancia de las condiciones sociales, emocionales y cognitivas como las mejores variables predictoras del nivel de actividad en la muestra estudiada: a) variables emocionales como autoeficacia percibida, emociones positivas, satisfacción con la vida, control personal, adecuadas redes de apoyo; b) características cognitivas como funciones ejecutivas preservadas; c) percepción subjetiva de salud y d) características sociodemográficas como nivel educativo e ingresos. El estudio permite funcionar como línea base, a nivel teórico y metodológico, del envejecimiento con éxito en Costa Rica. Describe los estilos de vida activos en la vejez de los participantes costarricenses, caracterizados primordialmente por la participación en relaciones sociales y ocio, más que por actividades de tipo cognitivas y físicas o vinculadas al logro personal.Palabras clave persona adulta mayor; variables socioemocionales; variables cognitivas; envejecimiento con éxito. ABSTRACTThe present study was aimed at identifying and analyzing the characteristics of older people with high levels of activity and social participation living in Costa Rica, from perspectives like the Successful Aging approach. It also addresses the classical criteria of successful aging theories and their scope in Costa Rican culture. 191 participants between the ages of 55 and 87 (M = 68.5, SD = 6.9) who live in the metropolitan area and participate in programs of the Costa Rican Gerontological Association and the Program for the older people at the University of Costa Rica (in computer courses, languages courses, physical activity, art, among others). Linear models analysis has shown that social, emotional and cognitive factors are the best predictors of the level of activity in

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How Could Lay Perspectives on Successful Aging Complement Scientific Theory? Findings From a U.S. and a German Life-Span Sample

Cited by 132 publications

References 47 publications

The Importance of Research on the Perception of Successful Aging

The Importance of Research on the Perception of Successful Aging

Successful Aging from the Viewpoint of Older Adults: Development of a Brief Successful Aging Inventory (SAI)

Predictores socio-emocionales y cognitivos: su papel en la comprensión del envejecimiento con éxito en el contexto costarricense

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