Resilience and successful aging. Comparison among low and high income older adults.
1 Resilience, a personality characteristic that moderates the negative effects of stress and promotes adaptation, has been associated with better health in prior studies. 2 Successful aging can be defined as the enjoyment of health and vigor of the mind, body, and spirit into middle age and beyond. 3 Individuals with lower incomes may be less likely to achieve successful aging because of a higher prevalence of health risk factors. 4 Resilience appears to be positively and significantly associated with indicators of successful aging regardless of income.
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Friends Research Institute, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USA. gwagnild@nemontel.net
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006240:Happiness; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010551:Personality; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011638:Public Housing; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires