Meaningful occupational activities and valuation of life in centenarians

Authors

  • Margarida Pedroso de Lima Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. University of Coimbra
  • Patrícia Portugal Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. University of Coimbra
  • Oscar Ribeiro Abel Salazar's Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oporto (ICBAS-UP); UNIFAI and CINTESIS; Higher Institute of Social Work of Oporto (ISSSP).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_58-2_3

Keywords:

centenarians, occupational activities, valuation of life, meaning of life

Abstract

In the last decades we have witnessed the proliferation of international studies on centenarians, following the trend of increase in this age group in industrialized countries.
This study is embedded in the PT100 Project – Oporto Centenarian Study and aims to describe occupational patterns of people with or over one hundred years and their relationship with the valuation and sense of life. The sample comprises individuals aged between 100 and 105 years old (M = 100.93 years; SD = 1.43) and was assessed in several types of activities by means of the extended version of the Victoria Longitudinal Study Activity Questionnaire (VLS) (Jopp & Hertzog, 2010) and the Older American Resources and Services (OARS) (Rodrigues, 2008). Valuation of Life was assessed with the Lawton’s Valuation of Life Scale (VOL) (Lawton et al., 2001). The results highlight the central role of religious/spiritual activities and reinforce the importance of existential meanings in a very advanced age.

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Published

2016-08-22

How to Cite

Lima, M. P. de, Portugal, P., & Ribeiro, O. (2016). Meaningful occupational activities and valuation of life in centenarians. Psychologica, 58(2), 41-59. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_58-2_3

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 2 (2015)

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