Behavioral determinants of healthy aging1

Factors associated to quality of life in active elderly

“…According to a review by Peel et al 14 on determinant behaviors of healthy aging, the elderly subjects of the present study had favorable behaviors regarding nearly all risk factors: they did not smoke, regularly engaged in physical activities, had satisfactory BMIs and a healthy lifestyle. By seeking the open university of the third age to occupy their free time, they socialize and improve intellectually.…”

Listening to music and physiological and psychological functioning: The mediating role of emotion regulation and stress reactivity

“…One experiences the distressing feeling of loneliness in times when one's own social contacts are perceived as less fulfilling than one whishes them to be (Peplau & Perlman, 1982). Loneliness and its related social isolation have been associated with increased physical health risks (Cole, 2008), reduced longevity (Peel, McClure, & Bartlett, 2005), increased risk of cancer (Reynolds & Kaplan, 1990), increased depressive symptoms (Cacioppo & Hawkley, 2003) and poor lifestyle behaviour, such as smoking, physical inactivity and overweight (Hawkley, Thisted, & Cacioppo, 2009;Lauder, Mummery, Jones, & Caperchione, 2006). Our finding of a negative association between the reason of listening to reduce loneliness, as an indirect indicator of loneliness, and indicators of physiological and psychological functioning is therefore in line with previous studies relating to the topic of ill health through loneliness.…”

Successful transition to later life: Strategies used by baby boomers

“…'Successful ageing' involves active engagement with life, social connections and mre subjective perceptions of health and well-being [1][2][3][4][5]. A recent model of well-being emphasised the importance of proactively adopting positive strategies before the challenges and deficits of later life begin [5].…”