Successful Aging in Societies of Long Living: The Model of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation.

Lang F, Rohr M (2015)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2015

Edited Volumes: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Book Volume: 2nd edition

Pages Range: 667 - 672

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.26095-9

Abstract

The processes and outcomes of successful aging are viewed in a life-span developmental
perspective that emphasizes adaptive person-environment transactions across adulthood and
the maximization of gains while minimizing losses. The chapter is organized around three
questions: (a) What is successful aging?, (b) How is successful aging different from normal or
pathological aging?, and (c) What are processes that lead to successful aging? - The model of
selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) points to a standard of optimality in
successful life management in old age.

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APA:

Lang, F., & Rohr, M. (2015). Successful Aging in Societies of Long Living: The Model of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation. In J. Wright (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. (pp. 667 - 672).

MLA:

Lang, Frieder, and Margund Rohr. "Successful Aging in Societies of Long Living: The Model of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. J. Wright, 2015. 667 - 672.

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