Background An important goal in dementia care is how people with dementia can be
supported in living well. To this end, we need a conceptualization of “living well” that is …

Research exploring whether health predicts self-perceptions of aging (SPA) has mostly
focused on single predictors and has been hampered by short observational intervals. We …

Higher awareness of positive age-related changes (AARC gains) is related to better mental
health, whereas higher awareness of negative age-related changes (AARC losses) is …

How people understand and adapt to living with dementia may influence well-being.
Leventhal's Common Sense Model (CSM) of Self-Regulation provides a theoretical basis for …

Objective We explored which factors are associated with subjective age (SA), ie feeling
younger, the same as, or older than one's chronological age, and whether these factors …

Communication can become challenging for people with dementia due to language,
speech, discourse, and memory impairments. Although recent developments in Human …

Background: Only one study has explored the associations of subjective sleep difficulties
with self-perceptions of aging. It focused on a global indicator of self-perceptions of aging …

Objectives Evidence suggests spouses influence each other's subjective views on aging.
Aligned with the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management, we investigated for the first time …

Background Self‐perceptions of ageing (SPA) is an important predictor for physical and
mental health of older adults in successful ageing. SPA is mainly studied from negative or …

This study aimed to examine the relationship between positive perceptions of aging,
purpose in life, and life satisfaction in older adults. It was hypothesized that purpose in life …