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Successful Aging: A Developmental Approach
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The unique challenges and growth processes of middle and late adulthood have not been fully incorporated into previous studies of successful aging. This article examines earlier conceptualizations of successful aging and calls for a reformulation that is more responsive to developmental processes and theoretical guidance. Issues of operational definitions, selective sampling, and stage theory are discussed, and the perspective is illustrated with empirical research in the personality realm.
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- Authors
- Ryff, C. D.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1982-04-01
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 209-214
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2106761552
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 3.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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