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Conceptual and Methodological Issues on the Adjustment to Aging

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 15)

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7576-2

ISBN: 978-94-017-7574-8

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

May 26, 2016

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Chapter 1Demographic Change: An Aging World

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 1 –19

[The speed and the global magnitude of the aging of the population are unparalleled in our history. Chapter 1 presents a comprehensive synopsis of current and future demographic trends, namely the diversity of socio-economic, health, education and policy settings, providing a context to the...
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Chapter 2The Adjustment to the Process of Aging: Origins and Nature

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 21 –46

[Chapter 2 describes the scope and limitations of theoretical and empirical research dedicated to the origins and nature of literature concerning adjustment to aging. These entail a body of theories, concepts, underlying relationships and research methods that can be very useful as we attempt to...
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Chapter 3Meaning and Measurement of Adjustment to Aging in Old Age

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 47 –83

[Chapter 3 discusses the meaning and measures of adjustment to aging. General approaches to construct development and measurement techniques of adjustment to aging, namely, design considerations, measurement errors, validity and reliability issues, and early and current perspectives regarding the...
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Chapter 4The Components of Adjustment to the Process of Aging

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 85 –126

[Chapter 4 entails an empirical tour of the landscape of adjustment to aging. The following questions are, therefore, explored in this chapter: How is adjustment to aging perceived from older adults’ perspectives? Are older adults’ perspectives of adjustment to aging best understood as a product...
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Chapter 5Correlates of Adjustment to Aging

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 127 –166

[Chapter 5 comprises a review of correlates and a determination of each of their contributions to explaining the variance in adjustment to aging variance, i.e., the relationship between adjustment to aging and its correlates. In fact, socio-demographic, health-related, social support,...
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Chapter 6Adjustment to Aging: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 167 –211

[Chapter 6 analyzes adjustment to aging as a multidimensional experience from the viewpoint of cultural context. Since the connection between culture and adjustment to aging is increasingly multifaceted, Chap. 6 discusses cultural diversity, and in which way, this may influence the process of...
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Chapter 7Concluding Remarks and Future Implications

von Humboldt, Sofia

Pages: 213 –241

[This chapter lays out the areas in which progress related to adjustment to aging may be made in the next few years. The first area is theoretical developments to adjustment to aging. It is likely that in the following years, researchers place more emphasis on the development of refutable...

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