scholarly journals Successful ageing and multi-dimensional poverty: the case of Peru

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1690-1714 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAVIER OLIVERA ◽  
ISABELLE TOURNIER
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Disability ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Public Intervention ◽  
Nutrition Quality ◽  
Counting Approach ◽  
Health Functioning

ABSTRACTThis study investigated the determinants of Successful Ageing (SA) in a sample of 4,151 Peruvians aged between 65 and 80 years and living in poverty. A key contribution of this study is to combine the conceptual appeal of SA to measure wellbeing in old age with the multi-dimensional poverty counting approach developed in the economic literature. This setting allows for moving beyond the dichotomy of successful and usual ageing to take advantage of the full distribution of success along a set of dimensions of wellbeing. The data are drawn from the Encuesta de Salud y Bienestar del Adulto Mayor (ESBAM) survey, which is the baseline to evaluate the non-contributory public pension programme Pension 65. Nine indicators of SA have been used to assess the dimensions of physical health, functioning, cognition, emotional health and life satisfaction. The variables associated with a higher number of satisfied indicators were male gender, younger old age, literate, employed, low food insecurity, good nutritional status, normal blood pressure, absence of disabilities, non-smoker, empowerment, good self-esteem, absence of mental disability and less frequent contact with a social network. From a policy perspective, the results of this study report a remarkably stable effect of three variables affecting SA that can be relatively easy to measure, monitor and influence by public intervention. These variables are food security, nutrition quality and self-esteem.

scholarly journals ‘A sense of purpose’: Older prisoners’ experiences of successful ageing behind bars

2021 ◽  
pp. 147737082199514
Author(s):  
Hila Avieli
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Older Prisoners ◽  
Unified Process ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Better Than

There is growing interest in ageing offenders and their lives in prison. However, this subject is often studied from a deprivation perspective, focusing on issues such as lack of medical care and proper environmental conditions. This article highlights experiences of wellbeing while ageing in confinement, using the conceptual framework of successful ageing. An interpretive phenomenological analysis perspective was used to analyse the narratives of 18 older prisoners. The narratives revealed four themes: ‘Like all other older men’: comparing ageing in prison with ageing within the community; ‘Better than what I have outside’: prison as an escape from a life of loneliness, poverty and delinquency; ‘Here I get some respect’: the older prisoner as a mentor; and ‘I feel accomplished’: experiences of growth and self-discovery as a means for successful ageing in prison. The findings suggest that ageing in prison may not be perceived as a single, unified process, but as a personal and individual phenomenon, and that old age may facilitate positive changes in the lives of ageing offenders in prison.

Giving and Taking —Differential Effects of Providing, Receiving and Anticipating Emotional Support on Quality of Life in Adults with Multiple Illnesses

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 660-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Warner ◽  
Benjamin Schüz ◽  
Susanne Wurm ◽  
Jochen P. Ziegelmann ◽  
Clemens Tesch-Römer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
And Control

Multimorbidity challenges quality of life (QoL) in old age. Anticipating and providing social support have been shown to promote QoL whereas receiving support often had detrimental effects. Little is known about which psychological processes explain these effects. This study examines the effects of receiving, anticipating and providing emotional support on QoL, with control beliefs and self-esteem as simultaneous mediators in an elderly multimorbid sample ( N = 1415). Anticipating and providing support positively predicted QoL, mediated through self-esteem and control beliefs. Received support negatively predicted QoL, without mediation. Self-esteem and control beliefs can help to explain the relation between QoL and support.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF PARENTING AND SPOUSAL RELATIONSHIP ON SELF-ESTEEM IN MIDDLE AND OLD AGE

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 119-120
Author(s):  
K Lee ◽  
J Cho ◽  
S Park
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Spousal Relationship

Real and Perceived Effects of Ageing on Cognition

1992 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Colleen Doyle ◽  
Mary Luszcz ◽  
Peter Rendell
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Late Adulthood ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Perceived Effects

ABSTRACTA symposium on ageing research was held at the 7th Australian Developmental Conference in July 1992. The theme of the symposium was the effect of ageing on cognition. Empirical and theoretical papers presented evidence for cognitive decline in late adulthood. However, discussion of the modifiability of cognition tempered the pessimistic view of cognitive ability in old age. Interdisciplinary studies such as the Berlin Aging Study provide hope for the discovery of factors affecting successful ageing by examining the interaction between health, personality, social factors, and cognition.

scholarly journals IS IT LONELY AT THE TOP? BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL VARIANTS OF LONELINESS AMONG CENTENARIANS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S38-S38
Author(s):  
Alex J Bishop ◽  
Oscar Riberio
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Human Longevity ◽  
Nutritional Health ◽  
Very Old Age

Abstract There is a growing body of evidence supporting the detrimental impact of loneliness on biological, psychological, and social functioning. Loneliness has been cited to contribute to social isolation, mental health disorders, and premature death in old age. In turn, the prevention of loneliness has emerged as a priority area in geriatric and gerontology research, practice, and policy. However, determination of whether persons living 100 or more years feel lonely or socially disconnected has remained limited within centenarian research. Such research has historically fostered translation of insights and secrets for living long and aging well. Centenarians represent persons who have managed to survive, delay, or escape varying biopsychosocial losses that might otherwise deteriorate emotional health, exacerbate feelings of isolation, and limit human longevity potentials. Guided by a biopsychosocial framework, this symposium will consider biological, psychological, and social variants that contribute to risk as well as resilience in loneliness in very old age. Of particular interest is the advancement of evidence-based research exposing the interplay between loneliness and nutritional health, impact of lifelong childlessness on feelings of solitude, role of personality traits and the expression of loneliness, and the intersection between active religious engagement and loneliness. Biopsychosocial attributes that reduce the threat of social isolation and loneliness, as well as improve emotional well-being in human longevity will be further discussed. Implications relevant for geriatric counseling and wellness programming for old-old adults will be highlighted.

scholarly journals POETRY INTERVENTION IMPACTS PERSPECTIVES ON DEMENTIA AND CAPABILITIES AMONG YOUNG VOLUNTEERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S198-S199
Author(s):  
Daniel B Kaplan ◽  
Gary Glazner
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
The Arts ◽  
People With Dementia

Abstract Poetry for Life (PFL), is a teaching and learning initiative that brings students together with older adults in meaningful community service workshops. PFL capitalizes on the skills and passions of young poets by offering opportunities to serve elders by leading poetry workshops at settings where older adults receive care. This study examines measurable impacts of training, exposure, and experience in poetry-based intergenerational workshops on students’ knowledge, attitudes, and values. Participating groups of students receive instruction in performing and creating poetry in group settings. They visit local elder care settings to facilitate PFL workshops and then write reflections on their experiences. Students agree to complete pre- and post-program surveys to document the impacts of PFL experiences on students' social/emotional health and on their knowledge, attitudes, and values related to older adults, dementia and dementia care, poetry and arts-based interventions, and careers in healthcare, aging fields, and the arts. To date, 33 young people from one middle school, one high school, and one graduate college program have volunteered to participate in the program and completed the study. Findings reveal significant impacts on students’ perceived capabilities working and communicating with people with dementia as well as leading poetry activities. Additionally, significant positive impacts were demonstrated on 12 of 20 items on the Dementia Attitudes Scale across participating students. The PFL experience did not, however, lead to significant impacts on student self-esteem or work interests. These findings suggest benefits and limitations of this service-learning experience. Implications for future programming will be discussed.

Successful ageing and ageism

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Liat Ayalon
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Negative Stereotypes

The concept of successful ageing has instigated the imagination of laypeople, policy stakeholders, and researchers because it offers an alternative to gloomy stereotypes of decline, disability, and dependence commonly associated with old age. Successful ageing proposes an opportunity to transition smoothly from middle-life into old age, with none of the negative stereotypes commonly associated with old age. However, this opportunity comes at a price. This chapter aims to describe and illustrate the ageist features inherited in the concept of successful ageing and its negative, unintended consequences on older people and society at large. The chapter also describes how other- and self-directed ageism may prevent people from ageing successfully. Recommendations for concept refinement and policy are discussed.

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