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
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.
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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