Journal of Aging Research and Healthcare | 2021
Aging and Positive Psychology
Abstract
Background\nAging, a state often associated with poor emotional health status greatly impedes life quality and independence for many.\n\nAim\nThis mini review examines the potential of the concept of positive psychology as an active approach to fostering successful or more successful, rather than suboptimal aging.\n\nMethods and Procedures\nArticles that addressed the current topic of interest and were located in the PUBMED, Medline, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Google Scholar electronic data bases were carefully sought and analyzed and presented in narrative form.\n\nResults\nVarious forms of positive psychology appear to provide a safe efficacious evidence based approach for purposes of ameliorating various degrees of anxiety and depression and for improving cognition, life quality, and health well-being in diverse subgroups of older adults\n\nConclusion\nMore research to examine who might benefit most from this highly promising form of intervention, and in what respect appears to have considerable merit in light of the growing populations of older adults and few intervention options to help them to age optimally and as successfully as possible.