PSY 180 - Psychology of Aging - Textbook

Chapter Learning Objectives

• Evaluate the importance of relationships in affecting longevity.
• Examine finding from the Harvard Adult Development Study.
• Identify research suggestions about how to age successfully.

Chapter Key Points

• Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives.
• The Harvard Adult Development Study is the most comprehensive and longest running research study that examines aging and longevity.
• One secret to aging well is to embrace aging itself.

(Learning Objectives, Key Points, and Basic Terms content by Professor Stacey Cooper is licensed under CC BY 4.0.)