Aging perspectives

Abstract

Despite the proliferation of successful ageing (SA) research, the literature is dominated by researcher-driven Anglophone conceptualisations. To date, lay perspectives of SA have not been examined in Europe or Turkey. The current study aims to conduct a mixed-methods examination of conceptualisations of SA in seven underrepresented countries. Using snowball sampling via social media sites, an online survey consisting of established closed-ended and open-ended items - translated into seven languages - was administered. Grounded theory methods and descriptive statistics were used to analyse qualitative and quantitative data, respectively.