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Wiesmann, U., & Hannich, H.-J. (2019). A salutogenic inquiry into positive aging – a longitudinal analysis. Aging & Mental Health, 23(11), 1562–1568.
This article finds that these three components of the sense of coherence—feelings of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness lead to more positive experiences of aging.

Williams, A. (2017). Characteristics of positive older adults and the helping process. In Counseling and professional identity: Helping relationships with older adults (pp. 60-87). SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781071801239.n3
This chapter offers a full discussion of how we might conceptualize positive aspects of aging and the aging process.

Yao, J. J., Jr. (2020). “Elderly” Seniors vs. “Youthful” Seniors: Attributions and Reshaping of Aging Expectations. The Qualitative Report, 25(8).
This article examines the impact of reframing aging from something to be dreaded to a process that can be fulfilling based largely on how we perceive and describe the process.

Paúl, C., Teixeira, L., & Ribeiro, O. (2015). Positive aging beyond “success”: Towards a more inclusive perspective of high-level functioning in old age. Educational Gerontology, 41(12), 930–941.
This article suggests that our current definition of positive aging might need to be broadened to account for a larger group of older adults.