The concept of 'ageing well' in ten Latin American and European countries

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Fernandez Ballesteros, R (Author) Other; Garcia, LF (Author) Other; Abarca, D (Author) Other; Blanc, E (Author) Other; Efklides, A (Author) Other; Moraitou, D (Author) Other; Kornfeld, R (Author) Other; Lerma, AJ (Author) Other; Mendoza Numez, VM (Author) Other; Mendoza Ruvalcaba, NM (Author) Other; Orosa, T (Author) Other; Constança Paúl (Author) ICBAS; Patricia, S (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Ageing and Society

Vol. 30

Pages: 41-56

ISSN: 0144-686X

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Authenticus ID: P-003-A0P

DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x09008587

Abstract (EN): A review of several studies examining the lay concept of successful ageing and related concepts leads to the conclusion that elders from different cultures appear to agree on most of the components identified in the literature. From the research emerges a multidimensional conceptualisation of 'successful ageing' that is described on the basis of physical, emotional, cognitive and social domains, and which coincides with most theoretical and empirical definitions. The main goal of the present research is to study similarities and differences between concepts of 'successful ageing' in several Latin American and European countries and in two different age groups, and also to examine whether a similar structure of the lay concept can be found across both continents. The results show minor differences at item levels among countries, continents and age groups, and a similar internal structure across them.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 16