Some Aspects of Memories and Ambitions in Centenarians

Costa, Paul T.; Kastenbaum, Robert

doi:10.1080/00221325.1967.10533711

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“…Further research on this topic will shed additional light on the development of time perspective and very likely provide a bridge with the study of reminiscence and life-review. Costa and Kastenbaum (1967), and Lowenthal et al (1975) stated that their older adults reported only infrequently becoming so engrossed in'an activity that they lost a sense of perspective. It is reasonable to expect that each person reaches a personally satisfying balance between these two types of experiences (Kastenbaum, 1969).…”

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“…Drawing more directly from time perspective research, interviewing a group of 276 centenarians, Costa and Kastenbaum (1967) stated that about one-third expressed various types of future ambition, some of which were admitted to be unrealistic. Lowenthal et al (1975) found that their preretirees were comparably oriented toward the future with other groups, despite their apparently less "full" or "busy" expectations.…”

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“…Psychological differentiation was operationalized post hoc and on a restricted scale by Costa and Kastenbaum (1967), as the number of recalled past life-events, ranging on a scale from 0-4. Greater future density was associated with greater past differentiation.…”

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“…Another frequent index is density, operationalized by the number of life-events (e.g., Costa & Kastenbaum, 1967), or percent of committed time (Schonfield, 1973), which are reported in any or all of the three time zones. The assumption is that a greater number or higher percentage represents the relative "fullness," "business," or "richness" of the expected future or remembered past.…”

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Future time perspective in later adulthood: Review and research directions

Rakowski

1979

Experimental Aging Research

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The degree of experimental and quantitative detail which can be imposed on older adults' temporal experiences remains a significant area for investigation. This paper surveys material related to this general area of study, taking primarily a psychological focus. Review of this literature suggests that while a basic future time orientation is not significantly affected in later life, older adults are at-risk of developing a less extended and less full personal future. However, research has been almost exclusively cross-sectional,, and our empirical knowledge concerning the functional impact of such changes, should they occur, is minimal. In addition, although several correlates of older adults' future time perspective have been reported, normative directions of causal relationship have not been determined. Consequently, while much of our data are varied, interesting, and insightful, they are at present difficult to organize or apply. Research should be pursued on several fronts, including prospective designs, the use of time perspective as a predictor and outcome variable, model development, and close association with temporal concepts in social gerontology.

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Future time perspective in later adulthood: Review and research directions

Rakowski

1979

Experimental Aging Research

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“…Consequently, a number of researchers have sought to understand how reminiscence might serve an adaptive function in the aging process. Costa and Kastenbaum (1967), for example, found that successful recall of past memories among a sample of centenarians predicted the presence of future ambitions. They concluded that an individual's "reservoir of memories helps sustain his present moment of existence" (p. 15).…”

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The Impact of Reminiscence on Socially Active Elderly Women's Reactions to Social Comparisons

Reis-Bergan¹,

Gibbons²,

Gerrard³

et al. 2000

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

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The goal of this study was to experimentally examine how social comparison with younger and same-age targets influences perceptions of future well-being and mood among elderly women. In addition, we assessed whether life satisfaction and reminiscence about a positive former self moderated these reactions. Results indicated that reminiscence prior to comparison with a successful, younger target improved well-being of women who were low in life satisfaction. Also, downward comparison with a same-age target had a more negative impact on low-satisfaction women than did upward comparison with a same-age target. In concltision, this study suggests that reminiscing has an impact on how elderly women, especially those who are relatively dissatisfied with their current life status, respond to social comparisons.Although the media portrayal of the older woman is often that of a granny at home alone, in reality, most older women live in a social world. They spend time with other elderly individuals at senior centers, community events, and social engagements. They are also exposed to younger people on a regular basis-on TV, when shopping, and so forth. Among those elderly persons who are more active, many of their social contacts are likely to be with others who are younger. Thus, in a typical day, an elderly woman will be confronted with a variety of social comparison targets and information. She will encounter people who are adjusting well to growing older and others having trouble coping as they age, and she will meet and gain information about younger people, many of whom are doing well-better than she is on some dimensions. It is unclear what impact these social comparison targets have on elderly women. This study examines this question.Simply investigating how individuals respond to different targets (older and younger) would miss an important step in the comparison process that often occurs in daily life, however. Many older people have vivid memories of the past (Butler, 1995). When talking with others, a word or event Requests for reprints should be sent to Monica Reis-Bergan, E)epartinent of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.will remind them of their past-events, abilities, and accomplishments. The purpose of this study is to experimentally examine how different social comparison targets, inc:]uding younger targets, affect perceptions of future well-being among the elderly, and also how reminiscing about the past may play a role in this process. Ŝ OCIAL COMPARISON

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Temporal experience and motor behavior among the aging

Fitzpatrick

Donovan

1978

Research in Nursing & Health

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This study was designed to provide comparative data among institutionalized and noninstitutionalized persons between 70 and 89 years of age. Several measures of temporal experience and body movement were used to compare the groups. One-half of the sample were nursing home residents, and the other half lived in their own or relatives' homes. Differences between the institutionalized and noninstitutionalized groups were obsewed.The institutionalized group was more past oriented and displayed more gross motor activity. Older persons projected further into the past than did the younger persons.

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Some Aspects of Memories and Ambitions in Centenarians

Cited by 33 publications

References 4 publications

Future time perspective in later adulthood: Review and research directions

Future time perspective in later adulthood: Review and research directions

The Impact of Reminiscence on Socially Active Elderly Women's Reactions to Social Comparisons

Temporal experience and motor behavior among the aging

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