Hacerse bien haciendo el bien: la contribución de la generatividad al estudio del buen envejecer

• Autores: Feliciano Villar Posada
• Localización: Informació psicològica, ISSN 0214-347X, Nº. 104 (Julio-diciembre: Envejecimiento activo I), 2012, págs. 39-56
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Self care by doing well: the contribution of generativity to study of well aging
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  • español

    El artículo se centra en las aportaciones que la generatividad en la vejez puede ofrecer a una visión positiva del envejecimiento. Para ello se describen diferentes maneras de entender el ‘buen envejecer’, como son las representadas por el envejecimiento con éxito (o satisfactorio) y el envejecimiento productivo. Tras exponer las fortalezas y debilidades de cada concepto, el artículo argumenta cómo la generatividad aplicada a la vejez enmarca el proceso de envejecimiento dentro un contexto social y lo vincula al desarrollo personal. Se describen además diferentes ámbitos y actividades en los que la generatividad podría ser relevante para la comprensión de las necesidades de las personas mayores. El artículo termina destacando algunos retos que plantea la investigación en generatividad en la vejez.

  • English

    The article is focused on the contribution that the study of generativity in older age offers to a positive perspective on aging. Firstly, different concepts and ways of approaching the ‘aging well’ perspective are commented, such as successful aging or productive aging. After identifying strengths and weaknesses of such approaches, the article argues how generativity applied to older age is able to both frame the aging process intro a social context and connect aging and personal development. Different generative activities and contexts that could be relevant for understanding older people’s needs are described. Finally, the article underscores some challenges that the study of generativity in older age has to deal with to ensure its viability as a useful research field

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