Self-Esteem Is Relatively Stable Late In Life

In “Self-Esteem Is Relatively Stable Late in Life: The Role of Resources in the Health, Self-Regulation, and Social Domains,” the American Psychological Associations accesses their studies that had found a person’s self-esteem increases as they transition into young adults, plateaus near midlife, and then will continue to decline as the adult reaches and exceeds the age of 65. Studies have also shown that once an individual reaches the age of 60, their self-esteem will remain stable. Individuals who are very old age or close to death experience many changes including health constraints that challenge the way that they evaluate themselves. Control in one’s life, such as behavior, finances, and the ability to adapt to daily challenges, has been …show more content…
There had not been any previous studies so the authors mention that it is still unknown whether physical frailty is a true associate with low self-esteem, but it has been studied that physical activity is a direct influence to self-esteem. The study was conducted on 927 elderly adults (over the age of 70) that are in community dwellings located in Mexico City. Frailty has been associated with disability or death but it is also associated with mental health such as depression and anxiety. According to the research, fourteen percent of the participants were frail and 18.2% had low self-esteem. Participants who identified to have low self-esteem had a greater chance of being frail. However, there was no difference between subgroups regarding age, sex, years of education, and financial situation. This showed that frailty has a deeper implication in emotions for an elderly person. There had been previous studies conducted that showed that the less physically active an elder is the lower their self-esteem is. They believed that this assumption may offer an answer as to how frailty is associated with self-esteem. Because many elderly adults who are considered frail are unable to perform regular physical activities, their self-esteem …show more content…
Frailty is a very common syndrome that many older adults have to face. Individuals who have the syndrome typically have poor physical and mental health. This will lead many older adults to be hospitalized or sent to nursing homes and very severe cases may lead to death. Frailty Syndrome affects around seven to sixteen percent of people over the age of 65. Every older adult is at risk of frailty and there is no cure. To prevent or treat frailty, the individual needs to increase their physical activity, increase their strength and their exercise tolerance. Their nutrition is also a very important factor in determining frailty so if the individual has a poor diet, they would need to improve it through the help of a dietician. Educating older adults and their families could greatly reduce their risk of frailty, which is where I would come in. According to AARP, around 10,000 adults turn 65 every day. Older adults are a huge sector of the marketing industry and it is very important to appeal to them. Roughly 70% of all disposable income in the United States will come from this demographic within the next five years and my job would be to essentially make money for whichever pharmaceutical company I work for. Educating older adults and their families on