Strengths in older adults: differential effect of savoring, gratitude and optimism on well-being
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2019
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Objetive: the present study aimed to compare the efficacy of three separate strengths trainingbased
interventions – Gratitude, Savoring, and Optimism – in older adults. Method: the
sample comprised 124 older adults, namely, 74 women and 50 men, non-institutionalized
individuals who regularly attend day centers in the provinces of Jaén and Córdoba, southern
Spain. Their ages ranged between 60 and 89 years. The measures used were Anxiety,
Depression, Life Satisfaction, Positive and Negative Affect, Subjective Happiness, and
Resilience. Results: training in Gratitude and Savoring increased scores in Life Satisfaction,
Positive Affect, Subjective Happiness and Resilience, and reduced Negative Affect, whereas
training in Optimism failed to produce a significant change in these variables. The Savoring
and Optimism interventions decreased scores in Depression but, contrary to hypothesis, this
was not the case for Gratitude. Conclusion: these results represent an important step in
understanding what type of strengths work best when it comes to enhancing well-being in older
adults and consequently helping them tackle the challenges of everyday life and recover as
quickly as possible from the adverse situations and events that may arise.
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savoring, gratitude, optimism, positive interventios, older adults
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Salces-Cubero, I.M., Ramírez-Fernández, E., & Ortega-Martínez, A.R. (2019). Strengths in older adults: differential effect of savoring, gratitude and optimism on well-being. Aging & Mental Health, 23, 1017-1024. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1471585