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The Potential for Prevention Science in Middle and Late Adulthood: a Commentary on the Special Issue of Prevention Science
This commentary on the special issue of Prevention Science, “Toward a Lifespan Prevention Science: A Focus on Middle and Late Adulthood” reviews the studies included in the issue, compares findings, and makes recommendations for future directions in this emerging field. Articles in this issue addres...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10173221/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37166533 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01544-y |
Sumario: | This commentary on the special issue of Prevention Science, “Toward a Lifespan Prevention Science: A Focus on Middle and Late Adulthood” reviews the studies included in the issue, compares findings, and makes recommendations for future directions in this emerging field. Articles in this issue addressed a number of the key elements of prevention science, including identifying proximal and distal risk and protective factors that play a role in middle and late adult health and well-being, providing preliminary evidence for a preventive intervention to moderate stress reactivity, and proposing a theoretical approach to preventing substance misuse across the lifespan. Our commentary centers around three critical areas for mid and later life prevention science: the importance of theory building, a focus on alcohol and its role in midlife health, and health disparities. Each of the articles in this issue touched on at least one of these areas. We conclude that a focus on prevention in mid and later life has strong potential, and further research is needed. |
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