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The activity theory and the disengagement theory were the two major theories that outlined successful aging in the early 1960s. [4] The theory was developed by Robert J. Havighurst in 1961. [ 1 ] In 1964, Bernice Neugarten asserted that satisfaction in old age depended on active maintenance of personal relationships and endeavors.
There are also data which query whether, as activity theory implies, greater social activity is linked with well-being in adulthood. [55] Selectivity theory mediates between the activity and disengagement theories and suggests that it may benefit older people to become more active in some aspects of their lives and more disengaged in others. [55]
Ageing Research Reviews is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing review articles covering research on ageing, aging-associated diseases, and human life expectancy. The editor-in-chief is Claudio Franceschi ( University of Bologna ).
The European Review of Aging and Physical Activity is a biannual peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering the intersection of gerontology and exercise science. It was established in 2004 and is published exclusively online by BioMed Central. It is the official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity.
Activity theory (AT; Russian: Теория деятельности) [1] is an umbrella term for a line of eclectic social-sciences theories and research with its roots in the Soviet psychological activity theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s. It was later advocated for and popularized by Alexei Leont'ev.
Active ageing (active aging in the US) is a concept recently deployed by the European Commission, the World Health Organization, and used also in Human Resource Management. This concept evokes the idea of longer activity, with a higher retirement age and working practices adapted to the age of the employee.
Gerontology (/ ˌ dʒ ɛr ən ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i / JERR-ən-TOL-ə-jee) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging.The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων (gérōn), meaning "old man", and -λογία (), meaning "study of".
The Journal of Aging and Health is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, PubMed, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2016 impact factor is 2.168, ranking it 24 out of 77 journals in the category "Health Policy & Services" [1] and 12 out of 32 journals in the category "Gerontology". [2]