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The activity theory has been found useful in various qualitative and quantitative research settings, with social scientists exploring the impact of activity on aspects of the aging life. Historically, activity participation among aging populations has been well explained in research, yet the interaction of determinants like personality and ...
There are also data which query whether, as activity theory implies, greater social activity is linked with well-being in adulthood. [55] Selectivity theory mediates between the activity and disengagement theories and suggests that it may benefit older people to become more active in some aspects of their lives and more disengaged in others. [55]
Activity theory (AT; Russian: Теория деятельности) [1] is an umbrella term for a line of eclectic social-sciences theories and research with its roots in the Soviet psychological activity theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s. It was later advocated for and popularized by Alexei Leont'ev.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Travel Research in August, applied the theory of entropy (which is the general trend of the universe towards death and disorder) to tourism. The ...
Active ageing (active aging in the US) is a concept recently deployed by the European Commission, the World Health Organization, and used also in Human Resource Management. This concept evokes the idea of longer activity, with a higher retirement age and working practices adapted to the age of the employee.
The continuity theory of normal aging states that older adults will usually maintain the same activities, behaviors, relationships as they did in their earlier years of life. [1] According to this theory , older adults try to maintain this continuity of lifestyle by adapting strategies that are connected to their past experiences.
The Journal of Aging & Social Policy is a peer-reviewed medical and social science journal covering aging and related public policy issues. It currently releases 6 issues per year. It was established in 1989 and is published by Routledge. The editor-in-chief is Edward Alan Miller (University of Massachusetts Boston). [1]
Research on Aging is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of social gerontology. The editor-in-chief is Jeffrey A. Burr ( University of Massachusetts Boston ). It was established in 1979 and is published by SAGE Publications .