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Fordham Centenarian Study

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Centenarians; New York oldest-old; Population-based; Successful aging

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The Fordham Centenarian Study is a population-based study which aims at describing life circumstances in very advanced age and characteristics of near-centenarians and centenarians. A mixed-methods designed was used to investigate individuals aged 95–107 years old with respect to person characteristics (e.g., health, cognition, well-being, psychological strengths), their immediate social network (e.g., family and friends, informal support, relationship to advanced age children), and societal-cultural features that may play a role for successful aging in these very old individuals. Findings confirm poor health conditions and limited social networks, while maintaining rather high levels of mental health and well-being. Future analysis comparing the Fordham Centenarian Study data with data from the Second Heidelberg Centenarian Study and the Oporto Centenarian Study will help to better understand...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Daniela S. Jopp

  2. Swiss Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Daniela S. Jopp

  3. Psychology Department, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA

    Stephanie Hicks

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  1. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Nancy A. Pachana

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Jopp, D.S., Hicks, S. (2017). Fordham Centenarian Study. In: Pachana, N.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-082-7_183

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