I am conducting a research focused on the promotion of Active Aging using ICT. One of my points of research is the role of Positive Psychology in such interventions. Does anyone know any studies related to this topic (behind most current topics as self-efficacy and optimism)? And what are the determinants of success/failure in interventions aiming at behavior change based on constructs of Positive Psychology? Thanks for any help.
Hi Miriam
I don't know any reviews in the area of positive psychology interventions in older adults, but found the following example of such an intervention:
René T. Proyer, Fabian Gander, Sara Wellenzohn & Willibald Ruch (2014): Positive psychology interventions in people aged 50–79 years: long-term effects of placebo-controlled online interventions on well-being and depression, Aging & Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.899978
Also, depending on how you define positive psychology interventions, you may also like to look at some of the research on increasing hope in older adults.
I also like this paper:
Hill, R.D. (2011). A Positive Aging Framework for Guiding Geropsychology Interventions. Behavior Therapy, 42, 66–77.
If you hear of any other relevant papers I'd be really interested to see them too, thanks.
Regards
Sue Ferguson
Dear Sue,
Thank you very much for your help. I will take a look at these papers and certainly keep you informed about relevant papers I come across in the future.
A recent paper I would definitely recommend is:
Julia K. Wolff, Lisa M. Warner, Jochen P. Ziegelmann & Susanne Wurm (2014) What do targeting positive views on ageing add to a physical activity intervention in older
adults? Results from a randomised controlled trial, Psychology & Health, 29:8,915-932, DOI:10.1080/08870446.2014.896464
Regards,
Miriam Cabrita