Adult Development, Aging, and Community Development: Recommendations from the Applied Developmental Science for Ecological Resources Assessment

Authors

  • Diogo Lamela Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p09-27

Keywords:

Aging, Community, Ecological Resources, Development.

Abstract

The efficacy of the psychosocial assessment and intervention on successful aging is based on programs that promote the optimized person-developmental contexts interaction. To achieve this goal, conceptual tools are needed to guide the assessment of community resources to facilitate aging in place evidence-based practices. The aim of this article was to discuss the global assumptions of the applied developmental science and how these assumptions may be applied in the assessment of community resources and strengths in order to foster adult development and successful aging.


Author Biography

Diogo Lamela, Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Portugal.

Doutor em Psicologia pela Universidade do Minho, Portugal. Professor Auxiliar na Faculdade de Psicologia, Educação e Desporto da Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Portugal.

 

 

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Lamela, D. (2015). Adult Development, Aging, and Community Development: Recommendations from the Applied Developmental Science for Ecological Resources Assessment. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(3), 09–27. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p09-27

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Papers

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