Successful Aging

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

“…This model was operationalized through the MacArthur study, and individuals who met the three criteria (avoiding disease and disability, high cognitive and physical functioning, and engagement with life) were identified as "successful agers" (Rowe and Kahn, 1997). However, no consensus has been reached on which of these criteria have to be met and on their importance for understanding how individuals manage to age well (Freund et al, 2012).…”

“…In order to explore "what is successful aging" and "how people age successfully" in a more process-oriented approach, other models have emerged (Freund et al, 2012). Baltes and Baltes (1990), for instance, highlighted the importance of psychological and behavioral strategies and presented successful aging as an adaptive process of selection, optimization and compensation strategies (SOC model), and Bowling and Iliffe (2006) presented a lay-based multidimensional model drawing attention to older persons' perceptions of successful aging.…”

The Role of Age and Social Motivation in Developmental Transitions in Young and Old Adulthood

“…Subjective well-being can be regarded as one of the central subjective indicators of successful development (for a discussion of various indicators of successful development see Freund et al, 2012 ). In the current studies, subjective well-being serves as an indicator of successful adaptation to the developmental transition of moving out of the parental home in young adulthood and the transition of moving into senior housing in older adulthood.…”

Successful aging among Chinese near-centenarians and centenarians in Hong Kong: a multidimensional and interdisciplinary approach

“…Especially in Asia, elders tend to believe that family support and financial security are indispensable components of SA, in addition to good physical, functional, and psychological health (Hung et al, 2010). This illustrates the need to reconsider whether SA models that heavily emphasize physical health and intact functioning are able to reflect what is important for a 'good life' for very long-lived adults (Freund, Nikitin, & Riediger, 2012). Previous studies have also called for the assessment of SA on a continuum and the clear distinction between predictors and constituent variables of SA (Bowling, 2007;Cosco, Stephan, & Brayne, 2014).…”