This study is significant in increasing interest in living a successful life among the older population. Implications are directed to social work researchers and practitioners to help educate older adults in the community on the social and behavioral importance of the positive aspects of aging such as successful aging and healthy aging to increase a chance of longevity. The major contribution of the study will be constructing and providing specific types of strategies to older adults and practitioners in the gerontological social work field who assist to improve the population's quality of later life. Rowe and Kahn's longitudinal study of successful aging contributed to the development of the theory of successful aging, which has been considered one of the most salient theories among the studies on aging. However, there have been controversies on the theory for a few reasons including the restricted subjectivity on the perceptions toward successful aging and the limited sample population for the study participants has been a critical issue. A systematic literature review was conducted to explain how Rowe and Kahn's successful aging theory was generated and to discuss about the theory in multidimensional way. In-depth discussions of Rowe and Kahn's successful aging theory has been provided, and it has been compared with other successful aging theories. In addition, detailed descriptions of other relevant theories of aging has been presented and other relevant studies using the successful aging theory among older populations have been provided in order to study about the applicability of the theory.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION LITERATURE REVIEW The MacArthur Foundation's Study of Successful Aging Epistemological Assumptions of Rowe and Kahn's Successful Aging Critiques of Rowe and Kahn's Successful Aging Theory Limitations of the Successful Aging Theory Strengths and Weaknesses of the Theory of Successful Aging Theory Controversies OTHER THEORIES RELATED TO SUCCESSFUL AGING Baltes and Baltes’ Successful Aging Disengagement Theory Activity Theory Continuity Theory Studies on Successful Aging CONCLUSION REFERENCES
키워드
Rowe and Kahnsuccessful agingtheories of aging
저자
Jaewon LEE [ Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, California State University, Bakersfield, USA ]
한국융합인문학회 [Korean Association of Converging Humanities]
설립연도
2013
분야
인문학>기타인문학
소개
본 학회는 인간의 삶의 질 향상과 관련된 제사항을 연구하고, 그에 관한 프로그램과 정책을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 하며, 또한 이를 통해 한국사회의 인본주의 진흥에 기여하는 것을 목적으로 합니다. 본 학회는 이러한 목적 달성을 위하여 학제간 연구와 융복합 연구를 지향하고 수행합니다.