Abstract
Hope plays a powerful role in the aging process. Goals, pathways thinking, and agency thinking lead to beneficial outcomes in children and younger adults. These same processes do not stop when an individual turns 65. Thus, it is believed that successful aging and life satisfaction are associated with continued levels of high hope in the later stages of life. Conversely, decreased life satisfaction and increased disease states may be associated with lower levels of hope in elderly individuals. The chapter describes high- and low-hope elderly individuals. It further discusses the role of goals in the later stages of life. It also addresses the roles that society designates for older individuals and how these roles affect the setting and attaining of goals. The chapter elaborates the goal impediments and blockages that occur as a result of the aging process. Subsequently, it considers how elderly persons use pathways to maneuver impediments to traditional goals, as well as to cope with goal loss. It discusses agentic thought in terms of the potential decreases in energy levels and strength (as well as other changes) that older adults face as a result of the aging process. Thereafter, it reviews the vital role of agency in older adults' accepting changes and modifying their goals. The chapter suggests applications of hope for successful aging.
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