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February 21, 2020
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Las ganas de vivir como expresión del bienestar de las personas mayores

Publicated to:Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia. 55 (2): 76-83 - 2020-03-01 55(2), DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2019.06.005

Authors: Izal Fernández de Trocóniz, María; Bernabeu, Sonia; Martinez, Helena; Bellot, Ana; Montorio Cerrato, Ignacio María

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

© 2019 SEGG Introduction: Will-to-live, a central concept in well-being theories, represents a positive attitudinal component towards one's own life. It has been identified as a mediator between the self-perception of aging and longevity and health. The objective of this study is to characterise elderly people with high levels of will-to-live in the main dimensions of positive psychology. Method: The study included the voluntary participation of 165 adults, aged between 54-89 years, users of senior centres in the Community of Madrid. Will-to-live and other dimensions of well-being and health were evaluated. The correlations between the different evaluated dimensions were analysed, and comparisons made in terms of different levels of will-to-live, as well as an analysis of the dimensions that contribute most to the will-to-live. Results: Correlations among the majority of variables were statistically significant, with a decrease in the coefficients being observed when controlling the effect of the will-to-live. When groups with different levels of will-to-live are compared with well-being and health, there are statistically significant differences in practically all of the dimensions. Gratitude, positive affect, and depression are the dimensions that best predict will-to-live. Conclusion: Older adults that make up the group with high will-to-live are characterised by higher levels of optimism, gratitude, positive affect, sense of life, psychological prosperity, resilience, happiness, and satisfaction with life, as well as lower levels of depression and negative self-perception of aging. The implications of these results point towards the relevance of will-to-live in successful aging.

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actitudes hacia el envejecimientoattitudes toward older adultselderly peopleganas de vivirpersonas mayorespositive psychologypsicología positivaAttitudes toward older adultsElderly peoplePositive psychologyWill-to-live

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Geriatrics and Gerontology, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-04, the following number of citations:

  • Scopus: 7

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-04:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 31.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 72 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.6.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 11 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (IZAL FDEZ. DE TROCONIZ, MARIA) and Last Author (MONTORIO CERRATO, IGNACIO MARIA).