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RESEARCH PRODUCT

TENACIOUS GOAL PURSUIT AND LIFE-SPACE MOBILITY AMONG OLDER PEOPLE WITH WALKING DIFFICULTIES

Johanna EronenMerja RantakokkoTaina RantanenTaina Poranen-clarkErja PortegijsKatja KokkoMilla Saajanaho

subject

AbstractsHealth (social science)Life spaceApplied psychologyGoal pursuitLife-span and Life-course StudiesPsychologyOlder peopleHealth Professions (miscellaneous)Developmental psychology

description

Life-space mobility, defined as the spatial extent of movement in daily life, is strongly dependent on functional ability. However, active striving to reach one’s goals might inspire older people to move in a larger life-space regardless of their physical abilities. We aimed to study whether tenacious goal pursuit differs according to walking difficulties and whether it is associated with life-space mobility in old age.

10.1093/geroni/igx004.2347https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6247212/