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Park, M. S.-A., Badham, S., Vizcaino-Vickers, S., & Fino, E. (2024). Exploring older adults’ subjective views on aging positively: Development and validation of the positive aging Scale. Gerontologist, 64(9), 1–9.
This article gives the reader a unique perspective on aging from the point of view of the older adult. Positive aspects of aging and the use of the Positive Aging Scale are discussed.

Meier, T., Mehl, M. R., Martin, M., & Horn, A. B. (2024). When I am sixty-four... evaluating language markers of well-being in healthy aging narratives. PLoS ONE, 19(4), 1–21.
The study looks at healthy aging and well-being by assessing language and word choice of older adults. This gives the reader another opportunity to evaluate positive aging through the lens of the older adult population.

Zhang, W., & Wang, A. (2023). Functional ability of older adults based on the World Health Organization framework of healthy ageing: A scoping review. Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice, 1–19.
The resource helps the reader to understand the domains of functional ability and why they are important in the study of healthy aging.

World Health Organization. (2021, January 14). Decade of healthy ageing: Baseline report. WHO.

Tesch-Romer, C., Wahl, H., Rattan, S., & Ayalon, L. (2022). Successful ageing : Ambition and ambivalence. Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
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