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Adjustment to aging, subjective age and age representation: Assessing a nationally-diverse population of older adults

dc.contributor.authorvon Humboldt, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorLeal, I.
dc.contributor.authorPimenta, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorNiculescu, Georgeta
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-09T15:35:59Z
dc.date.available2013-02-09T15:35:59Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAim: This research sought to analyse older adults’ conceptualization of adjustment to aging (AtA), subjective age (SA) and age representation (AR), adding a cross-national comparative perspective to aging well. Method: Questionnaires were completed, assessing participants’ background information. Semi-structured interviews were performed, addressing three core areas: SA, AtA and AR. Complete information on 231 older adults aged between 74-102 years (M = 83.1; SD = 6.692) from four different nationalities, was available. Data was subjected to content analysis. Results: Seven categories were identified to contribute to AtA: ‘accomplishment, personal fulfilment and future projects’, ‘occupation, profession, autonomy and leisure’, ‘health status, physical and intellectual functioning’, ‘valorisation of time and age’, ‘family, social and interpersonal attachment’, ‘stability, quality and financial situation’, and ‘sense of limit and existential issues’. Five categories were identified for SA: ‘with congruence’, ‘without concern’, ‘with apprehension’, ‘young-at-heart’ and ‘good enough’. For AR, eight emergent categories were found: ‘future investment’, ‘reconciliation with life’, ‘present challenge’, ‘regret about the past’, ‘dynamic life’, ‘with contentment’, ‘as an opportunity’ and ‘with dissatisfaction’. Conclusion: This research contributes for a better understanding of what defines AtA, SA and AR in older adults. Moreover, interventions and communication approaches in clinical practice and program development in health care context should focus on shared perceptions of aging well.por
dc.identifier.citationPsychology, Community & Health, 1 (3), 285-299por
dc.identifier.issn2182-438x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2008
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherPsychOpenpor
dc.subjectAdjustment to agingpor
dc.subjectSubjective agepor
dc.subjectAge representationpor
dc.subjectAging wellpor
dc.subjectOlder adultspor
dc.subjectContent analysispor
dc.titleAdjustment to aging, subjective age and age representation: Assessing a nationally-diverse population of older adultspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLeibnizpor
oaire.citation.endPage299por
oaire.citation.startPage285por
oaire.citation.titlePsychology, Community & Healthpor
oaire.citation.volume1por
person.familyNamevon Humboldt
person.familyNameMaria Pereira Leal
person.familyNamePimenta
person.givenNameSofia
person.givenNameIsabel
person.givenNameFilipa
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