On the role of personality in successful aging: A scoping review

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to critically examine current knowledge on the role of personality in successful aging, considering Hooker and McAdams’ 3-level, 6-foci model of personality. The aim was also to pinpoint knowledge gaps that research should address in the future. Research D...

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Autores: Serrat Fernández, Rodrigo, Cannella, Valentina, Chacur, Karima, Pons-Vila, Joan, Tesch-Römer, Clemens
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/218068
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218068
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Persones grans
Envelliment
Personalitat
Emocions
Older people
Aging
Personality
Emotions
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Sumario:Background and Objectives: This study aimed to critically examine current knowledge on the role of personality in successful aging, considering Hooker and McAdams’ 3-level, 6-foci model of personality. The aim was also to pinpoint knowledge gaps that research should address in the future. Research Design and Methods: We carried out a scoping review of the literature on successful aging and personality, following the 5-step framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley and further expanded by Levac et al. Results: Research into the role of personality in successful aging has grown signifcantly over the last 20 years. However, the increasing number of publications on the topic was primarily accounted for by studies focused on Layer 1 and particularly Layer 2 of McAdams’ model of personality, with Layer 3 being scarcely addressed. Research that included more than 1 layer of personality was rare. Discussion and Implications: Our study pinpointed gaps that should be considered in future research in this area. These gaps were related to advancing toward agreed-upon defnitions of successful aging and personality, broadening the scope of research on this topic, and integrating personality dimensions on research on successful aging.