TY  - JOUR
AU  - Izal, María
AU  - Nuevo, Roberto
AU  - Montorio, Ignacio
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/12/12
TI  - Successful Aging and Positive Psychology: Two Empirically Related Perspectives
JO  - OBM Geriatrics
SP  - 094
VL  - 03
IS  - 04
AB  - We analyze the confluence between two paradigms of health from different theoretical backgrounds: successful (or healthy) aging (SA) and positive psychology (PP).  In this cross-sectional study, 169 healthy older adults completed several questionnaires to assess central constructs for successful aging and positive psychology frameworks.  Participants were recruited from recreational centers for older adults. Confirmatory factor analyses with a two-latent-factor structure (SA and PP) showed an adequate fit between them. An unidimensional solution is clearly supported, implying that PP and SA variables actually share the same latent factor. Latent profile analyses showed that all SA and PP variables shared the same trend: Three classes were identified in which all variables varied on the level of the whole set of variables, without qualitative differences between SA and PP variables. Results of this work provide evidence for the conceptual similarity between successful aging and positive psychology approaches.
SN  - 2638-1311
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1904094
DO  - 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1904094
ID  - Izal2019
ER  -