Aging Perspectives

<p>Despite the proliferation of successful ageing (SA) research, the literature is dominated by researcher-driven Anglophone conceptualisations. To date, lay perspectives of SA have not been examined in Europe or Turkey. The current study aims to conduct a mixed-methods examination of conceptu...

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Main Authors: Theodore D Cosco, David Brehme, Nora Grigoruta, Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann, Liis Lemsalu, Ruth Meex, Angela Schuurmans, Neslihan Sener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of European Psychology Students
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Online Access:https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/285
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author Theodore D Cosco
David Brehme
Nora Grigoruta
Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann
Liis Lemsalu
Ruth Meex
Angela Schuurmans
Neslihan Sener
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description <p>Despite the proliferation of successful ageing (SA) research, the literature is dominated by researcher-driven Anglophone conceptualisations. To date, lay perspectives of SA have not been examined in Europe or Turkey. The current study aims to conduct a mixed-methods examination of conceptualisations of SA in seven underrepresented countries. Using snowball sampling via social media sites, an online survey consisting of established closed-ended and open-ended items – translated into seven languages – was administered. Grounded theory methods and descriptive statistics were used to analyse qualitative and quantitative data, respectively.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-3260a2fd384b40d5bc69c020992da5fe2022-12-21T18:52:12ZengEuropean Federation of Psychology Students' AssociationsJournal of European Psychology Students2222-69312014-05-0152293310.5334/jeps.cb57Aging PerspectivesTheodore D Cosco0David Brehme1Nora Grigoruta2Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann3Liis Lemsalu4Ruth Meex5Angela Schuurmans6Neslihan Sener7University of CambridgeDepartment of Psychology, University of Potsdam2 Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam3Department of Psychology, University of BucharestDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital ZurichUniversity of Tartun/aBehavioural Science Institute, Radboud University NijmegenDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences Building, Middle East Technical University<p>Despite the proliferation of successful ageing (SA) research, the literature is dominated by researcher-driven Anglophone conceptualisations. To date, lay perspectives of SA have not been examined in Europe or Turkey. The current study aims to conduct a mixed-methods examination of conceptualisations of SA in seven underrepresented countries. Using snowball sampling via social media sites, an online survey consisting of established closed-ended and open-ended items – translated into seven languages – was administered. Grounded theory methods and descriptive statistics were used to analyse qualitative and quantitative data, respectively.</p>https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/285successful ageinglay perspectivescross-cultural
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David Brehme
Nora Grigoruta
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Ruth Meex
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Aging Perspectives
Journal of European Psychology Students
successful ageing
lay perspectives
cross-cultural
title Aging Perspectives
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