Views on Aging – Current Trends and Future Directions for Cross- Cultural Research

Kornadt, Anna Elena; De Paula Couto, Clara M. P.; Rothermund, Klaus

doi:10.9707/2307-0919.1176

Reference : Views on Aging – Current Trends and Future Directions for Cross- Cultural Research


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/50642

Title :	Views on Aging – Current Trends and Future Directions for Cross- Cultural Research
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Kornadt, Anna Elena [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
	De Paula Couto, Clara M. P. []
	Rothermund, Klaus []
Publication date :	2022
Journal title :	Online Readings in Psychology and Culture
Volume :	6
Issue/season :	2
Peer reviewed :	Yes
ISSN :	2307-0919
Abstract :	[en] The investigation of what enables societies and individuals to age well remains one of the greatest challenges of our time. Views on aging are a decisive factor in this process, and thus, improving their understanding through cross-cultural research is of utmost importance. In the current review, we address the role of socio-ecological variables and cultural values and beliefs when investigating country differences in what people think about older persons and getting old themselves. Several complexities are introduced in terms of a differentiated conceptualization of views on aging that takes life domains and normative prescriptions into account, and also in terms of a differentiated and extended view on the factors through which societal and cultural aspects and views on aging mutually influence each other. We propose that an encompassing, lifespan framework on views on aging enhances our understanding of aging well in different cultural and societal contexts.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/50642
DOI :	10.9707/2307-0919.1176

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