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Priyanka and Sarvdeep Kohli
M.D. University, Rohtak.
The most popular variable in gerontology at the moment is successful aging, a complex
construct with many facets. Successful aging has grown in significance as the elderly
population is increasing day by day all over the globe. Life attitude is a crucial component
of successful aging. Life attitude is reflected in meaning and purpose in life. A person
who is high on personal meaning has a clear sense of direction in life, strives for goals
that are compatible with that purpose, is content with past accomplishments, and is
driven to a meaningful future. The current study looked at the contribution of life
attitude towards successful aging. A sample of 300 older adults was selected for the
present study. The tools employed in the study were: Successful Aging Scale by
Reker (2009) and Life Attitude Scale – Revised by Reker (1992). Both Pearson product
moment method of correlation and regression analysis were used to analyse the data.
The result showed that dimensions of life attitude i.e. purpose in life, coherence, choice/
responsibleness, goal seeking, personal meaning index and existential transcendence
are significant predictors of successful aging. The study implies that having meaning
and purpose in life plays an important role in successful aging