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Resilience, Adapting to Change, and Healthy Aging

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As people get older, they are often confronted with new challenges and changes. How older adults adjust to these changes will determine to a large extent their overall well-being. In this chapter, we propose that resilience is an important factor contributing to optimal adjustment in later life. Resilience can be thought of as personal resilience (i.e., individual characteristics), cognitive resilience, and social and community resilience (i.e., a reliable support system). Evidence suggests that interventions can be effective to enhance difference types of resilience.

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Martin, P., Lee, J., Gilligan, M. (2019). Resilience, Adapting to Change, and Healthy Aging. In: Coll, P. (eds) Healthy Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_29

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