Predicting relations among life goals, physical activity, health, and well-being in elderly adults: a self-determination theory perspective on healthy aging

B Behzadnia, EL Deci, CR DeHaan - … contexts on physical and mental well …, 2020 - Springer
Considerable research in aging has dealt with elderly people's health, the main purposes of
which are to prevent chronic diseases and increase functional ability. However …

What do we need at the end of life? Competence, but not autonomy, predicts intraindividual fluctuations in subjective well-being in very old age

AB Neubauer, OK Schilling… - Journals of Gerontology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Self-determination theory (SDT) suggests that fulfillment of the universal
psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness is essential for well-being …

Purpose in life and personal growth: The unique and joint contribution of physical activity and basic psychological needs

E Teas, E Friedman, S Amireault - Applied Psychology: Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined if physical activity (PA) and self‐determination theory's basic
psychological needs directly or interactively predict older adults' eudaimonic well‐being …

Psychological need satisfaction and well-being in adults aged 80 years and older living in residential homes: Using a self-determination theory perspective

C Ferrand, G Martinent, N Durmaz - Journal of Aging Studies, 2014 - Elsevier
Based on the self-determination theory (SDT), this study aims to examine the psychological
needs satisfaction of the elderly living in residential homes and their relationship with …

Possible selves and self-regulatory beliefs: Exploring the relationship between health selves, health efficacy, and psychological well-being

A Dark-Freudeman, RL West - The International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study identified middle-aged (ages 40–64) and older individuals (ages 65–90)
who reported a highly important possible self related to health. The relationship between …

Being active, engaged, and healthy: Older persons' plans and wishes to age successfully

JM Huijg, ALEQ van Delden… - … Sciences and Social …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: This study took an emic multidimensional approach on successful aging and
examined what older people consider important to age successfully by asking them about …

Ambitions fulfilled? The effects of intrinsic and extrinsic goal attainment on older adults' ego-integrity and death attitudes

A Van Hiel, M Vansteenkiste - The International Journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The present research examined the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic goal attainment on older
adults' ego-integrity, psychological well-being, and death attitudes. Hypotheses were …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways to healthy aging–exploring the determinants of self-rated health in older adults

M Zadworna - Acta Psychologica, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The decade 2021–2030 has been declared the Decade of Healthy Aging by the
United Nations General Assembly, underlining that health is central to the experience of …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis on basic psychological need satisfaction, motivation, and well‐being in later life: Contributions of self‐determination theory

M Tang, D Wang, A Guerrien - PsyCh journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As the population ages, it is important to understand the factors that contribute to well‐being
in the elderly. The purpose of this study is to perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis …

The Relationship between self-efficacy and quality of life through the mediating role of psychological well-being in the Elderly

MJ Bagheri, A Asgharnejad Farid, B Nasrolahi - Aging Psychology, 2022 - jap.razi.ac.ir
The aging process is associated with a gradual decline in the function of the body systems of
a healthy and matured adult to a vulnerable individual with a decrease in physiological …