The Personal Experience of Aging, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being

Steverink, Nardi; Westerhof, Gerben Johan; Bode, Christina; Dittmann‐Kohli, Freya

doi:10.1093/geronb/56.6.p364

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“…Chronological age can be considered as a proxy for all kinds of losses and deficits which occur in aging. These losses, in turn, are related to a decline in SMA [see, e.g., 7,[15][16][17][18][19]. SMA and frailty were also expected to be negatively related.…”

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How to Measure Self-management Abilities in Older People by Self-report. The Development of the SMAS-30

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This paper presents the results of two studies carried out in order to design and test a self-report instrument to measure Self-Management Ability (the SMAS-30) in aging individuals. SMA refers to the core behavioral and cognitive abilities which presumably contribute to sustainable well-being in later life. Robust findings of the studies (n=275 and n=1338) showed that SMA could be measured reliably as a composite concept of abilities systematically linked to dimensions of well-being in adults aged 65 and over, with the different sub-scales revealing a profile of inter-related abilities. A sub-sample of participants in Study 2 (n=86) showed that the SMAS-30 had high reproducibility over a period of 16 weeks. The validity of the SMAS-30 was supported by meaningful associations with other constructs in both studies. As expected, the older and frailer the people, and the poorer their perceived health, the lower their SMA. Moreover, SMA was positively related to several dimensions of subjective well-being and the related concepts of general selfefficacy and mastery.

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“…SMA and frailty were also expected to be negatively related. Frailty means loss of direct resources in several domains of functioning [15], and these losses are also related to a decline in SMA [see, e.g., 7,[16][17][18]20]. Third, greater SMA was expected to be related to better perceived health.…”

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“…As percepções individuais e experiências de envelhecimento, como traduzidas nos conceitos de categorização etária e identifi cação etária, constituem-se em um processo dinâmico que envolve trocas contínuas entre o self e as normas sociais (Steverink, Westerhof, Bode, & Dittmann-Kohli, 2001). Pertencer a uma categoria etária, mas não se identifi car com esta, pode revelar motivações pessoais para ganhar distinção positiva ou negativa entre os indivíduos, evidenciar o status que uma sociedade atribui a um determinado grupo etário e indicar o alcance de ações e mensagens dirigidas a tal grupo (Rowe, President, & Kahn, 1996).…”

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“…Evidências de estudos internacionais sobre a temá-tica têm encontrado associações entre esses indicadores atitudinais de idosos e suas condições de saúde (Levy & Myers, 2005;Levy, Slade, Kunkel, & Kasl, 2002), seus comportamentos (Sarkisian, Prohaska, Wong, Hirsch, & Mangione, 2005), seu bem-estar (Steverink et al, 2001;Westerhof et al, 2003) e componentes do self como autoconceito e autoestima (Sneed & Whitbourne, 2003). Estudos norteamericanos e ingleses encontram frequentemente que "juventude subjetiva" é associada a melhores indicadores de bem-estar e satisfação com a vida (Westerhof & Barret 2005), confi ança nas próprias habilidades e competências (Schafer & Shippee, 2010) e melhor saúde entre os idosos que assim se identifi cam (Demakakos, Gjonca, & Nazroo, 2007), indicando reposta adaptativa em relação às transições etárias.…”

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Categorização e Identificação Etária em uma Amostra de Idosos Brasileiros Residentes na Comunidade

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Cachioni³

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Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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ResumoIndicadores de atitudes etárias representados por categorização e identifi cação etária e suas relações com variáveis sociodemográfi cas e de saúde física e emocional foram investigados entre idosos residentes na comunidade. A amostra foi composta por 302 idosos participantes do Estudo FIBRA -Fragilidade em Idosos Brasileiros (Pólo Universidade Estadual de Campinas [Unicamp]; M = 72,3 anos; DP = 5,76; 64,6% mulheres), com escolaridade média de 3,32 anos (DP = 2,61) e renda de um a três salários mínimos (53,7%). A existência e atribuição de idade para início da velhice foram tomadas como indicadoras de categorização etária e o autorrelato de sentir-se idoso indicou identifi cação etária. Embora a maior parte dos idosos tenha atribuído uma idade para esse início (M = 62,3 anos; DP = 14,66), a maioria (60,3%) não se identifi cou como pertencente a essa categoria etária. Escolaridade, fragilidade e satisfação com a vida revelaram ser importantes preditores dessas atitudes em relação à velhice. Palavras-chave: Atitudes, idosos, envelhecimento. AbstractThis study investigated age categorization and identifi cation among elderly living in the community and their relationship with sociodemographic variables and physical and emotional health. The sample consisted of 302 elderly participants in the FIBRA study -Fragilidade em Idosos Brasileiros (Polo Universidade Estadual de Campinas [Unicamp]; M = 72.3 years old, SD = 5.76; 64.6% women), with average education of 3.32 years (SD = 2.61) and income from one to three minimum wages (53.7%). The belief of existence and age attributed to the onset of old age were taken as indicators of age categorization and the self-report of feeling like an elderly person was taken as age identifi cation. Although most elderly have assigned an age for the onset of old age (M = 62.3 anos; SD =14.66), most (60.3%) are not identifi ed as belonging to this age category. Education, frailty and life satisfaction were found to be important predictors of these attitudes towards old age.

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“…It seems plausible that members of the postwar generation have internalized ''declarations of war'' against diseases whereas the post-68 generation and late Hippies are rather affected by discourses about naturalness and ecology (cf. to differences between generations regarding values: [13,32]). …”

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Interpreting Advance Directives: Ethical Considerations of the Interplay Between Personal and Cultural Identity

Schicktanz

2009

Health Care Anal

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In many industrialized countries ethicists and lawyers favour advance directives as a tool to guarantee patient autonomy in end-of-life-decisions. However, most citizens seem reluctant to adopt the practice; the number of patients who have an advance directive is low across most countries. The article discusses the key argument for seeing such documents as an instrument of self-interpretation and life-planning, which ultimately have to be interpreted by third parties as well. Interpretation by third parties and the process of self-reflection are conceptually linked by a qualitative concept of identity. Identity is conceived here as constructed in a processual dialogue between a personal and a cultural perspective. How the cultural dimension comes into play in understanding the motivation, rejection or content of wished for end-of-lifedecisions, is shown by a brief review of empirical and cultural studies. Understanding advance directives as a culturally embedded tool of self-interpretation should help to overcome urgent moral problems in clinical settings: how to interpret such documents, how to deliberate on the content and on the best form.

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The Personal Experience of Aging, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being

Cited by 336 publications

References 31 publications

How to Measure Self-management Abilities in Older People by Self-report. The Development of the SMAS-30

How to Measure Self-management Abilities in Older People by Self-report. The Development of the SMAS-30

Categorização e Identificação Etária em uma Amostra de Idosos Brasileiros Residentes na Comunidade

Interpreting Advance Directives: Ethical Considerations of the Interplay Between Personal and Cultural Identity

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