The Relation Between Everyday Activities and Successful Aging: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study
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OBJECTIVES: Activity has long been thought to be related to successful aging. This study was designed to examine longitudinally the relation between everyday activities and indicators of successful aging, namely well-being, function, and mortality. METHODS: The study was based on the Aging in Manitoba Study, with activity being measured in 1990 and function, well-being, and mortality assessed in 1996. Well-being was measured in terms of life satisfaction and happiness; function was defined in terms of a composite measure combining physical and cognitive function. RESULTS: Regression analyses indicated that greater overall activity level was related to greater happiness, better function, and reduced mortality. Different activities were related to different outcome measures; but generally, social and productive activities were positively related to happiness, function, and mortality, whereas more solitary activities (e.g., hand-work hobbies) were related only to happiness. DISCUSSION: These findings highlight the importance of activity in successful aging. The results also suggest that different types of activities may have different benefits. Whereas social and productive activities may afford physical benefits, as reflected in better function and greater longevity, more solitary activities, such as reading, may have more psychological benefits by providing a sense of engagement with life.
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- Authors
- Menec, V. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Menec, V. H.
- ORCID
- Menec, V. H.
- Venue
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2003-03-01
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- S74-S82
- ISSN
- 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5368
- OpenAlex
- W2096390659
- Semantic Scholar
- d0cbb603075bd1addf4903be060731f93ae28a45
- Cited by
- 825
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 44 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 50 · 2014: 64 · 2013: 51 · 2012: 54
- FWCI
- 16.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Keywords
- successful aging, everyday activities, well-being, happiness, life satisfaction, physical function, cognitive function, mortality, social activity, productive activities, solitary activities, hobbies, reading, aging in place
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Happiness, Health Status, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mortality, Regression Analysis, Social Behavior
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