The Many Faces of Creativity in Old Age

Kahana, Eva; Kahana, Boaz; Ermoshkina, Polina

doi:10.1017/9781108755726.014

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“…It can also be seen as the type of socially-oriented proactive behavior that favors successful aging, according to Kahana and cols. [13][14][15]. Lastly, participation in CBP reflects facets of the active aging policy framework promoted by the WHO [5,42].…”

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“…Theoretically, several successful aging theories and models have been guiding research, as with Life-Span Developmental Psychology proposed by Baltes and cols [8,9]. At the same time, this positive perspective is embodied in Rowe and Kahn's [10][11][12] successful aging model, and in the Preventive and Corrective Proactivity model by Kahana and Kahana [13][14][15]. According to Caprara and Mendoza-Ruvalcaba [2, p. 512], "the notion of successful aging, in particular, has been crucial to promote a new paradigm that acknowledges the value of aging well and counteracts a vision of loss and deficit (.…”

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Engagement with life and psychological well-being in late adulthood: Findings from community-based programs in Portugal

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Objectives Human aging is a multidirectional, multidimensional, and multicausal process that reflects biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences, which act in distinct combinations throughout the life-span. Proactivity towards avoiding the usual aging process is needed. This study analyses the long-term effects of participation in Community-Based Programs on psychological well-being. Method A sample of 150 community-dwelling participants enrolled in Community-Based Programs, aged 55 to 84 years and living in three Portuguese localities were matched by age (55–64, 65–74, 75–84 years), gender, and locality with a comparison group of non-participants. We administered a multidimensional gerontological protocol which included socio-demographic information, measures of health/disease, functional ability, social network, cognitive performance and psychological well-being. Hierarchical regression models were used to test the effects of Community-Based Programs on psychological well-being adjusting for remaining variables. Results Overall, psychological well-being is positively associated with household income and satisfaction with health. Nevertheless, in participants, psychological well-being builds predominantly upon social network and is not associated with a moderate inability or cognitive deficits, contrasting with psychological well-being in non-participants. After adjusting for background variables, psychological well-being was positively associated with health satisfaction and social network and negatively related to moderate inability. Further, a significant interaction of participation in Community-Based Programs with age, points out higher levels of psychological well-being in participants contrasting with a downward trend in non-participants. After stratification by age, psychological well-being increases with time attending Community-Based Programs in the oldest (75–84 years) contrasting with the remainder. Conclusions Participation in Community-Based Programs may improve the negative effects of the aging process on psychological well-being. This positive effect as age increases may be linked to a reinforcement of social network, valued more by participants in Community-Based Programs. Furthermore, the programs may act as a healing/maintenance strategy in persons with moderate inability and/or cognitive deficits.

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