کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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904162 | 916636 | 2007 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: A review of successful aging models: Proposing proactive coping as an important additional strategy A review of successful aging models: Proposing proactive coping as an important additional strategy](/preview/png/904162.png)
Successful aging is an important concept, and one that has been the subject of much research. During the last 15 years, the emphasis of this research has shifted from formulating criteria for successful aging to describing the processes involved in successful aging. The main purpose of the present article is to review psychological models of successful aging. The model of Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC-model) proves to be one of the leading models in this field. Although evidence about its value is accumulating, we argue that this model mainly focuses on how people react to losses and that proactive coping aimed at preventing potential threats to goals may also be a valuable strategy. We propose that proactive coping may be important for successful aging, since it results in a prolonged availability of resources for optimization and compensation processes and a delay in disengagement from important goals.
Journal: Clinical Psychology Review - Volume 27, Issue 8, December 2007, Pages 873–884