Successful aging at 100 years: the relevance of subjectivity and psychological resources

Araújo, Lia; Ribeiro, Óscar; Teixeira, Laetitia; Paúl, Constança

doi:10.1017/s1041610215001167

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“…In the present study, one of the factors affecting successful aging and life satisfaction was income level. This result is consistent with the results of other studies conducted on successful aging and life satisfaction . In the present study, the participants’ perception that their income level was adequate although it was not high is considered to have yielded this result because having sufficient income increases social opportunities, and can be an important variable of successful aging and life satisfaction by reducing stress caused by economic problems …”

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A study on the relationship between perceptions of successful aging and life satisfaction of Turkish elderly people

Fertelli

Deliktas

2020

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: In the current study, the relationship between perceptions of successful aging and the life satisfaction of Turkish elderly people was investigated.Design and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 561 elderly people at a public hospital.Findings: The mean scores of the participating elderly people obtained from the Successful Aging Scale (54.34 ± 11.55) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (3.46 ± 1.01) were high, and there was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.305) between them.Practice Implications: Activities to ensure successful aging in elderly people, such as training and awareness-raising, may increase their life satisfaction.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

A study on the relationship between perceptions of successful aging and life satisfaction of Turkish elderly people

Fertelli

Deliktas

2020

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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“…Self-efficacy, self-esteem, and/or self-acceptance appear to have value as predictors of successful aging 41–43,57. However, more research is required to better understand the role of different aspects of self-efficacy, such as self-esteem, in successful aging.…”

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Successful aging: considering non-biomedical constructs

Carver¹,

Buchanan²

2016

CIA

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ObjectivesSuccessful aging continues to be applied in a variety of contexts and is defined using a number of different constructs. Although previous reviews highlight the multidimensionality of successful aging, a few have focused exclusively on non-biomedical factors, as was done here.MethodsThis scoping review searched Ovid Medline database for peer-reviewed English-language articles published between 2006 and 2015, offering a model of successful aging and involving research with older adults.ResultsSeventy-two articles were reviewed. Thirty-five articles met the inclusion criteria. Common non-biomedical constructs associated with successful aging included engagement, optimism and/or positive attitude, resilience, spirituality and/or religiosity, self-efficacy and/or self-esteem, and gerotranscendence.DiscussionSuccessful aging is a complex process best described using a multidimensional model. Given that the majority of elders will experience illness and/or disease during the life course, public health initiatives that promote successful aging need to employ non-biomedical constructs, facilitating the inclusion of elders living with disease and/or disability.

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“…(2) Maintenance of High Mental and Physical Function For the "maintenance of high mental and physical function" domain, the following five indicators were included based on the variables examined in previous studies [4,14,15,29]: activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), six physical activities, cognitive function, and depressive symptoms.…”

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“…Thus, instead of considering older adults as passive dependents who need care due to illness and loss of function, they should be perceived as active individuals who have potential to bring positive changes for spending later years of their life happy and healthy [3]. Hence, the concept of successful aging is becoming more important in adopting a positive perspective on old age [4]. Rather than a single dimensional concept, successful aging is a multidimensional concept, which encompasses physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects in addition to culture and environment [5,6].…”

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Factors Associated with Successful Aging among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Based on Ecological System Model

Jang

2020

IJERPH

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This study was conducted to identify the factors associated with successful aging in older adults based on the ecological system model. Data from the 2017 National Survey of the Living Conditions of Korean Elderly were used. Participants comprised 10,074 older adults. The three principal components in the successful aging model developed by Rowe and Kahn, “absence of disease and disease-related disability,” “maintenance of high mental and physical function,” and “continued engagement with life,” were used to determine successful aging. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared test, t-test, and logistic regression. The study results showed that the correlation factors were age, sex, educational level, economic status, heavy drinking, subjective health status, and health screening in the individual system; living arrangement, satisfaction with spouse, and frequency of contacting family, siblings, and relatives in the family system; and the frequency of contacting neighbors and friends, number of close neighbors and friends, and accessibility of neighborhood facilities in the community system. This study is significant because it confirms that individual characteristics and the environmental systems surrounding older adults should be considered for successful aging; it is necessary to develop and apply healthcare intervention programs that consider both of these aspects.

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Successful aging at 100 years: the relevance of subjectivity and psychological resources

Abstract: As a basis for strengthening the existing model, the value of subjectivity should be explored and psychological resources promoted in interventions to foster positive adaptation in very old age.

Cited by 34 publications

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A study on the relationship between perceptions of successful aging and life satisfaction of Turkish elderly people

A study on the relationship between perceptions of successful aging and life satisfaction of Turkish elderly people

Successful aging: considering non-biomedical constructs

Factors Associated with Successful Aging among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Based on Ecological System Model

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