Planning for healthy aging, lifestyle and stereotypes in the structure of ideas about aging in adults
Abstract
The study was motivated by the need to develop methods for improving the quality of life during aging. The objective of the investigate was to examine lifestyle parameters in relation to health stereotypes in the context of aging. The sample included 139 people aged 45–68 years, 23.7% men and 76.3% women. Methods: The Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) (Barker et al., 2007); the Healthy Aging questionnaire. The path model showed the contribution of lifestyle parameters to the repreaentation of aging in terms of health stereotypes. A conscious approach to lifestyle helps to understand the relationship between health changes and aging by including health-promoting components in the lifestyle, but this does not exclude the stereotypedependent relationship between health and aging. The results indicate the need to correct stereotypical beliefs about aging by increasing lifestyle awareness, that is, understanding responsibility for one’s life and planning one’s future in such a way that the components included in the lifestyle contribute to healthy aging in the future. The study was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) within the framework of the scientific project “Futurization of Aging as a Resource for Maintaining the Quality of Life in Old Age” (No. 22-28- 00869).
About the Authors
K. M. Krupina
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет (ФГБОУ ВО СПбГУ)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. D. Petrash
St Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Department of Developmental Psychology and Differential Psychology
7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034
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