Format:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1423-0003
Content:
The study of health behaviors and fostering health-behavior change is an important endeavor even in old age. The aim of this viewpoint article is threefold. First, we use a broad perspective for the definition of health behaviors to capture all relevant aspects of health-behavior change in older adults. Particularly, we suggest a distinction between proximal (e.g., physical activity) and distal health behaviors (e.g., social participation). Second, we recommend a stronger orientation towards processes in order to study health behaviors and the design of health-behavior change interventions. Third, we review the advantages of a developmental perspective in health psychology. Future directions in the study of health behavior among older adults are discussed.
In:
volume:61
In:
number:5
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year:2015
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pages:469-476
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extent:8
In:
Gerontology, Basel [u.a.] : Karger, 1976-, 61, Heft 5 (2015), 469-476 (gesamt 8), 1423-0003
Language:
English
URN:
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024022123482553454953
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1159/000369857
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024022123482553454953
URL:
https://d-nb.info/1321297513/34
URL:
https://karger.com/GER/article-pdf/issue/61/5/2837334/000369857.pdf
URL:
https://karger.com/doi/10.1159/000369857
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