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This is a preliminary report of a project designed to increase hope and quality of life (QOL) in older persons through a series of five training sessions. The training sessions for the experimental groups are based on research on happiness, goal imagery, and time management. Data indicates that the training is effective in increasing expected QOL.
Several measures of affect and stress are examined as a function of three time frames of self-reported QOL. Daily uplifts are significantly related to present and future QOL while measures of stress and major life changes are not. Correlations of affective measures with QOL tend to increase from time frames of the past five years through the present to the next five years, indicating the relevance of hope for older persons. Training for increased hope works with older persons. Data obtained in the process is used to address theoretical models of QOL in older persons.
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This project was supported by a grant from the American Association of Retired Persons Andrus Foundation.
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Staats, S. Quality of life and affect in older persons: Hope, time frames, and training effects. Current Psychology 10, 21–30 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02686778
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