Successful aging: a developmental approach.
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fully incorporated into previous studies of successful aging. This article examines earlier conceptualizations of successful aging and calls for a reformulation that is more responsive to developmental processes and theoretical guidance. Issues of operational definitions, selective sampling, and stage theory are discussed, and the perspective is illustrated with empirical research in the personality realm.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Gerontologist
دوره 22 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982