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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00929-6

Sonja Radoš, Maria K Pavlova, Klaus Rothermund, Rainer K Silbereisen

{"title":"Did aging-related beliefs and behaviors change during the COVID-19 pandemic?","authors":"Sonja Radoš, Maria K Pavlova, Klaus Rothermund, Rainer K Silbereisen","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00929-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00929-6","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the narrative of old-age vulnerability and disengagement. Using data from a nationally representative sample of German adults (NT1 = 2,007, NT2 = 733; age range 16-94 years), we investigated changes in aging-related beliefs and behaviors between 2016 and 2022. Specifically, we considered perceived expectations for active aging (PEAA), positive age stereotypes, and preparation for age-related changes in the domains of physical health, mental health, and social engagement. The average PEAA and positive age stereotypes significantly decreased across age groups and domains whereas preparation for age-related changes decreased slightly and only in the social engagement domain. Residual change analyses revealed a greater reduction in PEAA across domains among respondents with (vs. without) children in the household. In those with more pronounced populist political beliefs, PEAA in the social engagement domain diminished more. None of the focal predictors predicted change in positive age stereotypes. Surprisingly, working in an occupation disrupted by the pandemic (compared with relatively undisrupted occupations) predicted more positive change in preparation for age-related changes in the mental health domain. Overall, the public discourse regarding older people and old age during the pandemic may have contributed to the worsening of aging-related beliefs. The stability in preparation suggests that such behaviors served to adapt to the unique circumstances of the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13341994/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148399558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Domain-specific Internet use and social participation in older adults: the role of affective attitudes toward digital device use. 老年人特定领域的互联网使用和社会参与：对数字设备使用的情感态度的作用

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-06-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00930-z

Nicole Memmer, Sophie Kniepkamp, Anna Schlomann, Laura I Schmidt, Julia Krönung, Anna-Lena Schubert, Hans-Werner Wahl

{"title":"Domain-specific Internet use and social participation in older adults: the role of affective attitudes toward digital device use.","authors":"Nicole Memmer, Sophie Kniepkamp, Anna Schlomann, Laura I Schmidt, Julia Krönung, Anna-Lena Schubert, Hans-Werner Wahl","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00930-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00930-z","url":null,"abstract":"Internet use plays an important role in social participation in later life, yet little is known about how different domains of Internet use are linked to social outcomes or which factors shape engagement in these domains. Using an integrative approach, this study examines cognitive and affective attitudes toward Information and Communication Technology (ICT), age, and gender as predictors of social, informational, and entertainment-related Internet use and investigates how these domains relate to subjective (loneliness) and objective (social activity) indicators of social participation. Data were drawn from the baseline assessment of the SMART-AGE randomized controlled trial, comprising 648 community-dwelling adults aged 67-93 years (M = 75.0, SD = 5.63; 52% female). The proposed structural equation model showed good fit to the data. Positive affective but not cognitive attitudes as well as younger age were significantly correlated with all three Internet use domains. Male gender was associated with greater informational and entertainment Internet use, but not with social use. Among the Internet use domains, social use was linked to lower loneliness, informational use was positively associated with social activity, and entertainment use was negatively associated with social activity. Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of affective attitudes in shaping engagement in different forms of Internet use and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of how different forms of Internet use are related to social participation in later life.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13291274/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148303325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Stress and mental health in older adulthood: testing linear dose-response and steeling effects of early-life adversity. 老年人的压力和心理健康：测试早期生活逆境的线性剂量反应和钢铁效应。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00928-7

Myriam V Thoma, Jan Höltge, Simona-Viktoria Balsiger, Florence Bernays, Shauna L Rohner

{"title":"Stress and mental health in older adulthood: testing linear dose-response and steeling effects of early-life adversity.","authors":"Myriam V Thoma, Jan Höltge, Simona-Viktoria Balsiger, Florence Bernays, Shauna L Rohner","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00928-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00928-7","url":null,"abstract":"Although mental health in later life has gained increasing attention, research on how early-life adversity (ELA) affects older adults remains limited. This study examined whether ELA exposure relates to mental health via a linear dose-response effect or a curvilinear association as proposed by the Steeling Effect Theory. ELA and past-year mental health disorders were assessed in N = 211 older adults (M = 69.8 years; 46.4% female), including a high-risk group with substantial ELA (RG; n = 100) and a lower-risk control group (CG; n = 111). Linear and curvilinear associations were tested using negative binomial generalized linear models. Overall, 59.2% of participants met criteria for at least one past-year mental health disorder (RG: 68.0%; CG: 51.4%). Higher levels of ELA were associated with an increased number of mental health disorders (1.5% per unit increase), supporting a linear dose-response effect. No evidence was found for a curvilinear (steeling) effect. Findings underscore the long-term impact of early-life stress on mental health in older adulthood. In this sample, a linear model better characterized the association between ELA and past-year mental health disorder count than a curvilinear model. These findings are consistent with the importance of preventing and reducing ELA as part of broader efforts to support mental health across the life course.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13538305/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148297067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Does anomie help to explain social participation in very old age? A mediation analysis. 社会反常现象是否有助于解释老年人的社会参与？中介分析。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00926-9

Luise Geithner, Michael Wagner

{"title":"Does anomie help to explain social participation in very old age? A mediation analysis.","authors":"Luise Geithner, Michael Wagner","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00926-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00926-9","url":null,"abstract":"Social participation in old age is beneficial for the individual and the community. However, very old adults are confronted with specific challenges regarding their resources, values, and social networks. In a rapidly changing society, very old adults may experience conflicts resulting in individual experiences of anomie which we understand as feelings of disorientation. They can have negative effects on their social participation. Using data from the population-based survey Old Age in Germany (D80+), we examined whether individual experiences of anomie played a mediating role in explaining very old adults' social participation. Based on the civic voluntarism model and theories of anomie and ageing, hypotheses were derived and tested using a structural equation model (SEM). Predictors included in the model were socio-economic and health resources, individual values, and social relationships. The SEM revealed significant indirect effects through anomie for education, income, and health. Direct effects on social participation were significant for all predictors except income. While mediation through anomie played a minor role for education and health, its importance for income was greater. Furthermore, model results showed a significant direct effect of all predictors on anomie and of anomie on social participation. While the predictors of social participation according to the civic voluntarism model could be confirmed for very old age, individual experiences of anomie seemed to play a crucial mediating role only for income. The model indicated that not income itself, but rather the insecurities caused by relative deprivation, influenced the social participation of very old adults.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13287186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148297021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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European caring in later life: taking a life course perspective. 欧洲人晚年的关怀：从生命历程的角度看。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-06-10 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00924-x

Anne McMunn, Jeroen Spijker

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How social media use and abuse are related to social cognition and loneliness in older adults. 社交媒体的使用和滥用与老年人的社会认知和孤独之间的关系。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-05-13 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00925-w

Qiuyi Kong, Ted Ruffman, Louise H Phillips, Min Hooi Yong

{"title":"How social media use and abuse are related to social cognition and loneliness in older adults.","authors":"Qiuyi Kong, Ted Ruffman, Louise H Phillips, Min Hooi Yong","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00925-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00925-w","url":null,"abstract":"Social media (SM) offers older adults new avenues for social interaction, yet its relations to social cognition remain unclear given its fundamental differences from face-to-face communication. This study examined how SM use and abuse relate to social cognition, cognitive functioning, and loneliness in older adults. A total of 529 participants aged 60-89 completed online measures of social cognition, cognitive functioning, loneliness, and social support, along with assessments of SM use and abuse. Four main findings emerged. First, greater SM use and SM abuse were both associated with poorer social cognition. Second, SM abuse, but not general use, was associated with lower cognitive functioning, particularly among adults aged 65 and older. Third, SM use was related to reduced loneliness via higher social support; however, loneliness also strengthened the association between SM use and SM abuse. Fourth, women tended to both use and abuse SM to a greater extent than men. These results suggest that SM might be a double-edged sword for older adults: moderate use is related to social connectedness and lower loneliness, whereas excessive or addictive use is linked to declines in cognitive and social functioning. The findings highlight the need to distinguish between normal and problematic SM engagement and to promote healthy digital habits among aging populations.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13338074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147934547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bourdieu's capitals matter: tracking longer working lives across Europe. 布迪厄的首都很重要：追踪整个欧洲的工作寿命延长。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-04-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00922-z

Martin Lakomý, Filip Majetić, Muradiye Ateş

{"title":"Bourdieu's capitals matter: tracking longer working lives across Europe.","authors":"Martin Lakomý, Filip Majetić, Muradiye Ateş","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00922-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00922-z","url":null,"abstract":"Extending working lives is a major European policy goal, but the role of individual resources in retirement timing remains underexplored. To our knowledge, this study is the first to apply Bourdieu's theory of capitals as a framework for understanding how resources/capitals affect retirement decisions over time. Using Waves 6-9 of panel data from Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, the study employs exploratory factor analysis to identify forms of capital and multilevel, time‑lagged logistic regression (observations nested within individuals) to explore how various forms of capital help older workers (N = 12,816) to remain in employment across three successive periods. The results show that human and health capital (dimensions of broader cultural capital) indeed help older adults to extend their working lives. The impact of other forms of capital (economic capital and dimensions of social capital) diminishes once relevant control variables are included, and the findings are robust across different time spans. Moreover, separate models by welfare regime capture substantial cross‑European variation, with some capitals predicting retirement only in certain welfare regimes. Overall, Bourdieu's framework proves relevant in the current situation of population ageing and the digitalisation of economies. The paper suggests that policymakers should reflect on resource inequalities when developing measures to support longer working lives for those able to continue, while ensuring alternatives for those facing significant barriers.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13265443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The association between employment and family histories and caregiving in later life. European findings based on SHARE and ELSA. 就业与家庭历史和晚年照顾之间的关系。基于SHARE和ELSA的欧洲研究结果。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-04-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00919-8

Christian Deindl, Giorgio Di Gessa, Morten Wahrendorf, Maike van Damme, Jeroen Spijker, Rebecca Lacey, Baowen Xue, Markus King, Anne McMunn

{"title":"The association between employment and family histories and caregiving in later life. European findings based on SHARE and ELSA.","authors":"Christian Deindl, Giorgio Di Gessa, Morten Wahrendorf, Maike van Damme, Jeroen Spijker, Rebecca Lacey, Baowen Xue, Markus King, Anne McMunn","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00919-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00919-8","url":null,"abstract":"Caregiving can be time-consuming, and it can be challenging for caregivers to combine caregiving tasks with other obligations. While we know a lot about the problems of combining informal care with employment and family obligations, past employment and family histories are seldom discussed. This study tries to fill this gap by examining the association between employment and family histories and caregiving in later life. We used pooled data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, waves 1 and 2) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA, waves 2 and 3) and combined them with the life history interviews from both surveys conducted in wave 3. First, we used sequence analysis and cluster analysis to analyze employment, partnership, and children histories between 25 and 50 years of age, separately for men and women. Then, we used logistic regression analysis to examine the relationships between these clusters and informal caregiving at ages 50 and above. Results indicate that women who stayed home (homemakers) and those who were self-employed were more likely to provide informal care in later life. Partnership histories matter only for men. Men who were separated were less involved in in-household caregiving and more in care provision outside of the household. Furthermore, childless men and women were more likely to be caregivers. Finally, differences in long-term care policies across countries significantly affected the likelihood of informal caregiving for men and women.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13125693/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of working conditions on sickness absence among older workers: a systematic review. 工作条件对老年工人疾病缺勤的影响：系统回顾。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-04-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00921-0

Krisztina Gero, Christoph Benken, Nico Dragano

{"title":"The impact of working conditions on sickness absence among older workers: a systematic review.","authors":"Krisztina Gero, Christoph Benken, Nico Dragano","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00921-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00921-0","url":null,"abstract":"Population aging poses major challenges to the health and social systems of all countries. It also affects the labor force participation of older adults, shifting toward delayed retirement. However, older workers are more likely to face health issues, leading to productivity loss through sickness absence. To explore factors associated with illness-related absence while considering the significant amount of time spent at work, we conducted a systematic review assessing the effects of physical and psychosocial working conditions on sickness absence among older workers aged ≥ 50 years. A systematic search was conducted in the MEDLINE, CINAHL Ultimate, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science databases on December 3, 2025. Additionally, a forward and backward reference search was performed. Research that focused on older working adults was scarce. In total, 24 articles were included. Results showed that high physical job demands, physical job hazards, high psychosocial job demands, low job control, low rewards, effort-reward imbalance, low collegial and high managerial social support, low procedural justice, medium role clarity, high role conflicts, skill variety, certain work-time-related characteristics (e.g., shift work, long working hours, and non-flexible work hours), and-among women-sexual violence were all associated with a higher risk of sickness absence among older workers. However, some of the presented findings were based on single studies. We identified significant work-related factors for designing interventions and a supportive environment to reduce sick leave in elder workers. Nevertheless, further age-stratified research is necessary to strengthen the evidence and accommodate the needs of the aging, economically active population.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13110265/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Concurrent associations between objective markers and subjective markers of aging with indicators of successful aging: An integrative approach. 衰老的客观标记和主观标记与成功衰老指标之间的同步关联：一种综合方法。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2026-04-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-026-00920-1

Fabio Selovin, M Clara P de Paula Couto, Markus Scholz, Ronny Baber, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Kerstin Wirkner, Samira Zeynalova, Klaus Rothermund

{"title":"Concurrent associations between objective markers and subjective markers of aging with indicators of successful aging: An integrative approach.","authors":"Fabio Selovin, M Clara P de Paula Couto, Markus Scholz, Ronny Baber, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Kerstin Wirkner, Samira Zeynalova, Klaus Rothermund","doi":"10.1007/s10433-026-00920-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-026-00920-1","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive decline, immune function, and inflammation are considered objective markers of aging (OMAs) and are commonly used to predict an individual's aging success. We propose that subjective factors - such as a person's beliefs and perceptions about their own age and aging - that have been shown to predict development in old age be defined as subjective markers of aging (SMAs). Although aging is a complex, multidimensional process, studies typically examine effects of OMAS and SMAs separately, rather than integrating both types of markers to improve predictions of successful aging. Our study aims to fill this gap by concurrently using both OMAs and SMAs to model the associations of different indicators of successful aging, including autonomous daily functioning, health-related quality of life, and life satisfaction. We assess OMAs through measures of visuo-motoric speed and executive function (Trail Making Test), inflammation (interleukin-6, c-reactive protein), and immune aging (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio). In addition, we examine SMAs by evaluating subjective age and self-perceptions of aging. We used cross-sectional data from 456 older adults (MAge = 74 years, 60-86 years) from the LIFE Adult Study to investigate the associations of OMAs and SMAs with successful aging. Regarding OMAs, cognitive functioning and inflammation were associated to daily activities and health-related quality of life, respectively, but were not related to life satisfaction. In contrast, both SMAs were associated to life satisfaction, and self-perceptions of aging were associated to health-related quality of life, but none of the SMAs were related to levels of daily functioning. Our results suggest that fundamental biological resources and psychological perceptions of aging are selectively associated with different facets of successful aging.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13096469/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147718338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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