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Theorizing about aging well: constructing a narrative.

Sherry Ann Chapman1

  • 1Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, 302 Human Ecology Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2N1, Canada. sherryc@ualberta.ca

Canadian Journal on Aging = La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement
|April 20, 2005
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Aging well research has evolved, shifting from self-integration to embracing the dynamic, ongoing process of meaning-making and reconstructing multiple selves in later life.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Psychology of Aging

Background:

  • Recent interest in aging well builds upon 50 years of research.
  • Contradictory conceptualizations highlight underlying assumptions in aging well frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify underlying assumptions in past aging well conceptual frameworks.
  • To explore the contemporary shift in aging well theorizing toward meaning-making.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of an aging-well theorizing narrative.
  • Analysis of evidence for shifts in later life meaning-making.

Main Results:

  • Past frameworks assumed aging well means self-integration with resources or engagement.
  • Contemporary theorizing emphasizes co-construction and reconstruction of multiple selves.

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  • Aging well is increasingly described as an open-ended process of meaning-making amid life events.

    • Conclusions:

    • The concept of aging well is evolving beyond self-integration.
    • Future research should consider the dynamic, reconstructive nature of self and meaning in later life.