Positive Ageing and Learning from Centenarians evaluates the mechanisms of positive ageing in a uniquely interdisciplinary way to explore the question of how we age and how some people age successfully.

Drawing together the findings of recognised longevity researchers from around the world, the book applies an integrated vision to educational and social aspects of human ageing. It examines research into centenarians, and considers most of the disciplines related to longevity and healthy aging and aspects such as education, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, demography, sociology, economics as well asthose related to nutrition and biological factors of longevity. The book examines how the results of these scientific investigations could improve the well-being of the oldest olds in the future, especially in the context of ageing societies. It provides an answer to the question of what we can learn from centenarians and what lessons we can from their lifestyle, which can contribute to live longer, better and happier.

Based on cutting-edge research, the book will be highly relevant reading for researchers, academics and students in the field of ageing and longevity, mental health research, health science, gerontology and psychology.

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Yes, you can access Positive Ageing and Learning from Centenarians by Michel Poulain, Jolanta Mackowicz, Michel Poulain,Jolanta Mackowicz in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Mental Health in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Psychology

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Mental Health in Psychology

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Psychology

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
About the editors
About the contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 Blue Zone: A model to live longer and better
Chapter 2 Impact of aging society on expectations of aging self in younger population
Chapter 3 Intergenerational transmission of values of Polish centenarian teachers
Chapter 4 Exceptional longevity: Exploring personality factors and resilience in the life stories of Canadian centenarians
Chapter 5 Ikigai: Meaning of life and other psychosocial factors for longevity
Chapter 6 Life satisfaction and survival in centenarians
Chapter 7 Longevity and the role of biological factors in the context of lifestyle
Chapter 8 Longevity: Cultural and social influences of a unique non-Western lifestyle
Chapter 9 A closer look at life expectancy among cohorts of Danish centenarians
Chapter 10 Environmental support among centenarians
Chapter 11 Implications for ageing society
Chapter 12 Concluding remarks and reflections
Index

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