Perceptions of successful aging among Mexican older adults
The purpose of this study was to explore Mexican older adults’ perspectives on successful aging along with their views about whether they consider themselves successful agers and why. Using a grounded theory framework, individual interviews were conducted with 23 older adults aged 62-88 years in Zap...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues |
| Idioma: | inglés español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/52888 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/jbhsi/article/view/52888 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Successful aging older adults Mexico. Envejecimiento exitoso adultos mayores México. |
| Sumario: | The purpose of this study was to explore Mexican older adults’ perspectives on successful aging along with their views about whether they consider themselves successful agers and why. Using a grounded theory framework, individual interviews were conducted with 23 older adults aged 62-88 years in Zapopan, Mexico. Successful aging is a multidimensional concept that is influenced by numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Overall, participants’ definition of successful aging includes acceptance and adaptation to life transitions and health conditions, strong involvement with family and friends, being close to God, the achievement of personal goals, and aging in place. Most participants considered themselves to be successful agers although some of them recognized that not in all aspects of their lives. |
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