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  • Behavioral Science
  • Health Psychology

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  • Healthy aging relies on individuals' effort to adopt health-promoting behaviors.
  • Health information and intentions are insufficient without the necessary effort for goal achievement.
  • Effort mobilization is influenced by physical, psychological, and social changes throughout the lifespan.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the interplay between motivation, effort mobilization, and healthy aging.
  • To identify factors influencing effort mobilization, particularly those related to aging.
  • To propose strategies for optimizing effort mobilization to support healthy aging.

Main Methods:

  • Characterizing the relationship between motivation and effort.
  • Identifying factors influencing effort mobilization.
  • Examining age-specific factors impacting effort mobilization (e.g., physiological changes).

Main Results:

  • Effort mobilization is crucial for translating health knowledge into action.
  • Aging-related changes (cardiovascular, neural) can impact effort mobilization.
  • Distinguishing modifiable from intractable factors is key for interventions.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing healthy aging requires understanding and supporting effort mobilization.
  • Interventions should focus on modifiable factors to enhance effort in older adults.
  • Structured environments and beliefs can foster sustained health behaviors.