Rohr Margund K, Lang Frieder R
Institute of Psychogerontology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Gerontology. 2009;55(3):333-43. doi: 10.1159/000212161. Epub 2009 Apr 7.
We review the contribution of social integration on the process of successful aging. Building on empirical findings, we describe three major challenges and potentials of social contexts that are related to the elasticity, role differentiation, and the risk potentials of social relationships in adulthood. We propose a model of aging well together that advances concepts of selection, optimization, and compensation to social aging and to the mastery of relationship demands. According to the model, individuals are choosing and seeking positive social experience, improving the fit of their social environment, and they counterbalance the risks of social contact. We provide exemplary empirical evidence for the existence of such regulatory contributions of social bonding on aging well. Several implications for researchers as well as practitioners in the field of gerontology are extracted. Future research needs to further disentangle the dynamic and complex nature of social relationship effects on positive aging.
我们回顾了社会融合对成功老龄化过程的贡献。基于实证研究结果，我们描述了社会环境的三个主要挑战和潜力，这些挑战和潜力与成年期社会关系的弹性、角色分化以及风险潜力相关。我们提出了一个共同实现良好老龄化的模型，该模型将选择、优化和补偿的概念推进到社会老龄化以及对关系需求的掌控中。根据该模型，个体正在选择并寻求积极的社会体验，改善其社会环境的适配性，并平衡社会接触的风险。我们为社会联结对良好老龄化的这种调节作用的存在提供了示例性的实证证据。提取了对老年学领域的研究人员和从业者的若干启示。未来的研究需要进一步厘清社会关系对积极老龄化影响的动态和复杂本质。
