Nilsson Håkan, Bülow Pia H, Kazemi Ali
School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden; School of Health and Education, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden.
School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden; Department of Social Work, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Eur J Psychol. 2015 Aug 20;11(3):494-508. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v11i3.949. eCollection 2015 Aug.
The primary aim of this article is to present a new concept called mindful sustainable aging (MSA), which is informed by mindfulness practices that support the physical, the mental, and especially, the social and the existential dimensions of old life. The concept of MSA is discussed and compared with four influential psychosocial theories in the field of gerontology, i.e., activity theory, disengagement theory, successful aging theory and gerotranscendence theory. The article ends with reviewing research on how mindfulness practice can help to manage, diminish and/or improve a number of serious physical conditions that are common among older people. The potential of mindfulness when it comes to facilitating for older adults in their quest for spiritual and existential meaning is discussed extensively throughout the article.
本文的主要目的是提出一个名为“正念可持续衰老”（MSA）的新概念，该概念源自正念练习，这些练习支持老年生活的身体、心理，尤其是社会和存在维度。文中讨论了MSA的概念，并将其与老年学领域的四种有影响力的社会心理理论，即活动理论、脱离理论、成功衰老理论和老年超越理论进行了比较。文章结尾回顾了关于正念练习如何有助于管理、减轻和/或改善老年人中常见的一些严重身体状况的研究。在整篇文章中，广泛讨论了正念在促进老年人追求精神和存在意义方面的潜力。
