Keynote presentation (Prof. dr. C. Wrosch): 'Self-regulation of unattainable goals in adulthood and old age: Benefits for subjective well-being and physical health'

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Keynote Presentation ◽  
Old Age Benefits

Self-compassion, Well-being and Health in Elderly: Are there Related?

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S648-S648 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cunha ◽  
L. Parente ◽  
A. Galhardo ◽  
M. Couto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Major Advance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Self Compassion

IntroductionThe increase in aging population is a major advance in society, but also a great challenge, imposing the need for actions that promote successful aging, with higher subjective well-being and better health.Objectives(1) analyse the possible influence of socio-demographic variables in self-compassion, satisfaction with life, affection, physical and mental health (study variables); (2) understand how is that the study variables are associated with each other in old age; and (3) explore which variables best predict satisfaction with life and health in the elderly.MethodThe study sample consists of 155 individuals, aged between 65 and 94 years old, institutionalised and non-institutionalised.Results(1) significant correlations were found between some demographic and the study variables. (2) Significant associations were also found between self-compassion, subjective well-being and health. (3) linear regression analysis revealed that physical health is best predicted by greater life satisfaction and lower age; mental health is best predicted by increased satisfaction with life, self-compassion and decreased negative affect; and, finally, life satisfaction is predicted by a higher physical health and self-compassion.ConclusionsThese results suggest the importance of developing psychological skills such as warmth, tolerance and the acceptance of suffering bearing in mind that the elderly may experience difficulties resulting from the developmental characteristics of old age. Our findings suggest the possible beneficial effect of compassion, focused therapies designed for this specific population, particularly contributing to the promotion of life satisfaction and mental health of the Portuguese elderly.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Socio-Economic Resources and Differential Ageing

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Ulrich Mayer ◽  
Michael Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Social Differentials

ABSTRACTThe Sociology and Social Policy Research Unit of the Berlin Aging Study focuses on four substantive areas: (1) life course antecedents and generational experiences, (2) later phases of the family life course, (3) action resources and social participation, and (4) economic situations and the provision of care. This paper reports results on the relationship between social and economic inequality and differential ageing, using the BASE multidisciplinary Intake Assessment (N = 360). The socio-economic position of older people is measured along three dimensions: economic resources, social status and prestige, and cultural status. Several ageing outcomes are considered, including functional physical health, cognitive functioning and mental health, overall subjective well-being, social autonomy and dependency. First, we show that old people as a group are neither socially nor economically homogeneous: very old women possess unusually low economic resources; and cohort differences in educational attainment are carried into old age. Second, cognitive functioning and mental health are positively correlated with socio-economic resources, while functional physical health is not. For women, socio-economic resources slightly affect overall subjective well-being, and are linked to the likelihood of living in a nursing home. We speculate that the wide availability of compulsory health insurance reduces social differentials in physical health and that these inequalities may determine who survives into old age.

Future time perspective: Dimensions of opportunities, life, and time are differentially associated with physical health, cognitive functioning, and well-being in old age

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1487-1495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kozik ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Sandra Düzel ◽  
Ilja Demuth ◽  
Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time

scholarly journals Early and Midlife Predictors of Wisdom and Subjective Well-Being in Old Age

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 1514-1525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Ardelt ◽  
Kathryn R Gerlach ◽  
George E Vaillant
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being

Optimistic Explanatory Style

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Peterson ◽  
Tracy A. Steen
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Explanatory Style ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Worth Living ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
History Of ◽  
Long Life

Research has linked optimism to higher levels of subjective well-being, to positive mood and good morale, to perseverance and effective problem solving, to achievement and success in a variety of domains, to popularity, to good physical health, to reduced suicidal ideation, and even to long life and freedom from trauma. In this chapter, we review what is known about one cognate of optimism—“explanatory style,” how people habitually explain the causes of events that occur to them. We trace the history of explanatory style research, focusing on the neglected question of the origins of explanatory style. Finally, we conclude by addressing issues that need to be considered by positive psychologists doing research on explanatory style. Research still focuses too much on negative outcomes, ignoring the premise of positive psychology: What makes life most worth living needs to be examined in its own right.

scholarly journals Marriage, parenthood and social network: Subjective well-being and mental health in old age

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e0218704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Becker ◽  
Isadora Kirchmaier ◽  
Stefan T. Trautmann
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being
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