SUCCESSFUL AGING AND LIFE SATISFACTION - A PILOT-STUDY FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARIFICATION
SUCCESSFUL AGING AND LIFE SATISFACTION - A PILOT-STUDY FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARIFICATION
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DOI：
10.1016/0890-4065(92)90012-u
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发表时间：
1992-06-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
FISHER, BJ
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作者：
FISHER, BJ
成功的衰老通常被等同于生活满意度，但一些人认为有必要将这两个概念分开，并明确老年人对这些概念的含义。这项研究试图确定老年人如何理解生活满意度和成功老龄化，以及他们认为对两者至关重要的是什么。开放式访谈在一个老年人活动中心进行(n=19)。受访者被要求解释成功的衰老和生活满意度对他们意味着什么，它们都需要什么，以及什么阻止了它们。虽然老年人对这些概念的理解有一些重叠，但从定性数据中确实出现了一个关键的差异。受访者根据过去的期望和目前的情况描述了生活满意度，而成功的衰老更倾向于应对晚年生活的策略和保持积极的前景。
Successful aging has often been equated with life satisfaction, but some argue the need to separate the two concepts and to specify the meanings older people attach to these concepts. This research sought to identify how older people understood life satisfaction and successful aging and what they viewed as essential for each. Open-ended interviews were conducted with a sample of older people (n = 19) at a Senior Activity center. Respondents were asked to explain what successful aging and life satisfaction meant to them, what was necessary for each, and what prevented each. While there were some overlaps in older people's understandings of these concepts, one key difference did emerge from the qualitative data. Respondents described life satisfaction in terms of past expectations and present circumstances, while successful aging was more oriented to strategies for coping in later life and maintaining a positive outlook.