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Relation of life goals at age 70 to activity participation and health and psychological well-being among Terman's gifted men and women.

Holahan, Carole K.·1988·Psychology and Aging
DOI 10.1037/0882-7974.3.3.286
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In this study I investigated the relation of life goals to activity participation and health and psychological well-being for men and women in Terman's Study of the Gifted. The subjects were between the ages of 65 and 75 years (M = 70.2 years) when they responded to a mail-out survey in 1982. The study included three goals scales-Autonomy, Involvement, and Achievement Motivation-as well as measures of activity participation and health and psychological well-being. Multiple regression analyses in which the three goals scales were used to predict health and psychological well-being were both significant. Path analyses demonstrated both a direct and an indirect contribution, through activity participation, of life goals to health and well-being. In most cases, the indirect effect of life goals on health and well-being accounted for more than one half of the total effect. Implications of the results for life satisfaction in aging are discussed.

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  • Activity participation frequently involves the pursuit or achievement of personal goals, thus adding to a sense of personal mastery or accomplishment.

    “And finally, activity participation frequently involves the pursuit or achievement of personal goals, thus adding to a sense of personal mastery or accomplishment (Holahan 1988 ;Lawton 1993;Lawton et al. 2002 ;Warr, Butcher and Robertson 2004).”

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Authors
Holahan, C. K.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Holahan, Carole K.
ORCID
Holahan, Carole K.
Venue
Psychology and Aging
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1988
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pages
286-291
ISSN
  • 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1498
DOI
10.1037/0882-7974.3.3.286
OpenAlex
W2076929775
Cited by
83
References
36
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
life goals, autonomy, involvement, achievement motivation, activities and participation, health, psychological well-being, life satisfaction, aging, gifted individuals, older adults
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goals, Humans, Intelligence, Leisure Activities, Male, Motivation, Personal Satisfaction, Personality Development, Social Behavior, Social Identification

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