Journal of Ageing and Longevity

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Dr. Julie Brown

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College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
Interests: gerontechnology; assistive technologies and digital platforms; design, usability and audience studies; environmental gerontology; gerontology education and pedagogy

Dr. An Dinh

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Speech-Language Pathology Program, Department of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
Interests: older adults; acquired neurogenic communication disorders; social relationships

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Dear Colleagues,

“Quality of Life” is a subjective state of being, yet there are numerous age-related factors that tend to influence an individual’s well-being in later life. For example, aspects such as meaningful engagement with others, financial stability, low incidence of debilitating diseases, having a sense of purpose and belonging, and autonomy contribute to how an ageing adult may gauge their own quality of life. Although there is no “one size fits all” equation, researchers continue to examine diverse lifestyles to identify key components that contribute to quality of life in old age. In some cases, these factors begin to develop in young individuals and are continuously shaped throughout the life course, such as physical health. Others are subject to ongoing changes in one’s environment or life circumstances, such as a sense of belonging and financial stability. This special issue in The Journal of Ageing and Longevity explores research that examines a wide range of lifestyles in old age and how salient factors contribute to quality of life.

Dr. Julie Brown
Dr. An Dinh
Guest Editors

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ageing
QoL
physical health
cognitive health
socialization
leisure
financial security

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Open AccessArticle

Motivation and Age Revisited: The Impact of Outcome and Process Orientations on Temporal Focus in Older and Younger Adults

by Faizan Imtiaz, Thomas Vaughan-Johnston and Li-Jun Ji

J. Ageing Longev. 2024, 4(2), 140-155; https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020010 - 7 Jun 2024

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When engaging in a task, individuals may prioritize the task’s results (i.e., the outcome), or they may focus on the task in and of itself (i.e., the process). Previous conceptualizations of outcome and process orientations have focused on population- and context-specific motives rather than people’s general proclivity toward these orientations across diverse tasks. Using a context-generalized outcome and process measure, we examined whether older adults (M_age = 72.8) and younger adults (M_age = 18.0) varied in their outcome and process orientations, and explored how these differences were related to temporal focus. The results indicated that, compared to their younger counterparts, older adults were more process oriented, and focused more on the present. Meanwhile, younger adults were more outcome oriented and focused more on the past and the future compared to older adults. Mediation analyses further revealed that older adults were more present focused due to their heightened process orientation, while younger adults were more past and future focused due to their outcome orientation. The implications of these findings in applied settings such as the workplace, health promotion, and business are discussed. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality of Life among Older Adults: Lifestyle Differentiation and Associated Factors)

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