POLICY SERIES: POSITIVE EXPERIENCES OF AGING AND HEALTH: COMPLEMENTARY EVIDENCE FROM TWO STUDIES
Julie Ober Allen, Valerie Moïse, C J White, Erica Solway · 2023
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Julie Ober Allen and co-authors study the bright side of aging in a 2023 paper. Public talk about old age leans negative, yet older people also report respect, wisdom, and freedom. Two United States surveys, one national with older adults and one smaller deep study, measured how common such positive experiences are and how they track with health.
Positive reports were widespread: most items topped sixty-five percent in the national poll and eighty percent in the deep study. Feeling respected and comfortable with oneself ranked high. More positive experience linked to fewer chronic conditions and better self-rated health in both studies. Readers get a case for aging policy that builds on strengths.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Julie Ober Allen, Valerie Moïse, C J White, Erica Solway |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |