What Activities Count as Active Aging? The Challenge of Classifying Diversity

Villar, Feliciano; Celdrán, Montserrat; Serrat, Rodrigo; Cannella, Valentina

doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.1804027

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“…According to these two axes (self- and other-orientation, and high and low levels of resources), active aging activities can be classified into four types: self-oriented activities involving a low level of resources (e.g., most leisure activities offered by senior centers), self-oriented activities involving a high level of resources (e.g., attendance at a University of the Third Age), other-oriented activities involving a low level of resources (e.g., voluntary activities that do not require previous experience), and other-oriented activities involving a high level of resources (e.g., political activism; Villar et al, 2018).…”

Section: The Diversity Of Active Aging Activitiesmentioning

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Active Aging and Learning Outcomes: What Can Older People Learn From Participation?

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Adult Education Quarterly

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Although the concept of “active aging” has been widely used as a framework to underpin an optimistic view of aging, few studies have focused on the activities it encompasses and what participants learn. The aim of this study was to explore and compare the learning outcomes acquired from different active aging activities. A sample of 448 people aged 60 years and older participated in the study. The vast majority of participants stated that they had learned something valuable from their involvement in the active aging activity. Content analysis showed two main types of learning: self-focused learning and other-focused learning, whose frequency differed depending on the activity in which participants were engaged. The results of this study show the complexity of the concept of active aging and the need to diversify actions to promote each of the activities included in this framework, based on the type of learning acquired.

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Section: The Diversity Of Active Aging Activitiesmentioning

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Active Aging and Learning Outcomes: What Can Older People Learn From Participation?

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Celdrán

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Adult Education Quarterly

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“…The focus embraces the idea of making the most of opportunities, innovations and research, which promote a person's sense of independence, dignity, well-being, good health and enable their participation in society [42]. Dary and Glasgow suggest that positive ageing is "evolving, inclusive and multidimensional concept guided by the premise that older age should be viewed and experienced positively" [43] But what counts as active ageing and do we have to think outside the box [44]?…”

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Ageing: Longevity, Successful and Positive

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2023

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“…Leading an active lifestyle has become one of the mantras and main recommendations for keeping age-related losses at bay and promoting health and well-being in later life. However, it is not always clear what is meant by an 'active lifestyle' in later life in terms of the activities included in such a lifestyle, their personal and social value, and the extent to which they have similar antecedents and outcomes (Villar et al, 2018).…”

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The Role of Generativity in Later Life in the Case of Productive Activities: Does the Type of Active Aging Activity Matter?

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Active aging has been associated with both personal and social benefits. However, active aging encompasses a broad range of activities, including self-oriented and community-oriented ones. The aim of this study was to explore to what extent generativity is a key factor in differentiating between both types of activity, and to contribute to the theoretical and methodological literature on generativity as a multidimensional concept relevant to later life participation in certain activities related to an active style of living. A sample of 549 older adults who engaged in two types of self-oriented activity (leisure activities and students of University of the Third Age programs) and two types of community-oriented activity (formal volunteering and political activism) participated in this study. Following a mixed-method strategy, we administered several qualitative and quantitative measures of generativity, including generative concern, generative goals, and perceived cultural demand. Our results showed that participants who engaged in self-oriented and community-oriented activities differed on all dimensions of generativity. Differences in generativity were particularly high regarding cultural demand and future generative goals, which were far more frequently mentioned by political activists and volunteers than by university of the third age students and those pursuing leisure activities. Overall, our findings suggest that generativity plays a role in older adults’ participation in some (but not all) active aging activities in later life, and that our understanding of generativity in later life gains from a multidimensional assessment of the concept.

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What Activities Count as Active Aging? The Challenge of Classifying Diversity

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Active Aging and Learning Outcomes: What Can Older People Learn From Participation?

Active Aging and Learning Outcomes: What Can Older People Learn From Participation?

Ageing: Longevity, Successful and Positive

The Role of Generativity in Later Life in the Case of Productive Activities: Does the Type of Active Aging Activity Matter?

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