Od indikatora do latentnih profila: šta čini uspešno starenje?

Jelica Petrović; Milica Lazić

doi:10.19090/pp.v19i2.2670

Authors

Jelica Petrović Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6873-6650
Milica Lazić Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9851

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.v19i2.2670

Keywords:

successful aging, latent profile analysis, subjective well-being, psychological adaptation

Abstract

Successful aging is a multidimensional phenomenon originating from the biomedical approach, in which the most relevant indicators include high levels of physical, psychological, and social functioning in later life. Within the psychosocial paradigm, emphasis is placed on subjective psychological experiences and personal psychological resources as dominant determinants of successful aging. The primary aim of this study was to identify latent profiles of older adults across the physical domain, and the domains of social and cognitive functioning, subjective well-being, and psychological adaptation. The secondary aim was to examine the contribution of individual indicators in differentiating the identified profiles. The sample consisted of 293 older adults (M = 75 years). Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified two distinct profiles. The successful aging profile comprised participants with high scores on life satisfaction, positive affect, subjective health, social network and connectedness, sense of meaning in life, and resilience, and low scores on negative affect, depression, health problems, and activity limitations. The second profile, the challenging aging profile, exhibited opposite characteristics on most measures. Indicators from the domains of subjective well-being and psychological adaptation made the greatest contribution to predicting membership in the successful aging profile, with life satisfaction, sense of meaning in life, and resilience showing positive associations, and negative affect and depression showing negative associations. These findings support contemporary psychosocial models that emphasize psychological resources as key mechanisms of successful aging and conceptualize it as a dynamic process of adaptation to the inevitable changes and losses associated with aging.

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