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Gerontology

the theory that older adults adapt to aging by preserving and building on existing internal and external structures such as identity, relationships and activities.

In gerontology, continuity theory of aging refers to the theory that older adults adapt to aging by preserving and building on existing internal and external structures such as identity, relationships and activities. This meaning comes from Atchley (1989) in The Gerontologist.[1]

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aging4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs continuity4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs identity6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Atchley, R. C. (1989). A Continuity Theory of Normal Aging. The Gerontologist, 29(2), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/29.2.183

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