Age significantly predicted performances on six memory tests which clearly defied verbal labeling. Low scores of older persons were responsible for the age effect. The progressively lower recognition scores suggested that nonverbal memory processing through all three modalities was affected adversely by age. (Author)

Neuroticism was related negatively and extraversion was related positively to most concurrent measures of well-being in both younger and older subsamples. Predictive correlations between personality and subjective well-being showed that enduring personality dispositions antedate and predict measures of personal adjustment to aging. (Author)

Examines earlier conceptualizations of successful aging and calls for a reformulation that is more responsive to developmental processes and theoretical guidance. Discusses issues of operational definitions, selective sampling, and stage theory. The perspective is illustrated with empirical research in the personality realm. (Author)

Summarizes the central findings of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging. Proposes a conceptual framework for successful aging and considers some pathways or mechanisms that make for successful aging. Focuses on health, risk factors, cognitive functioning, physical functioning, social relations, productive activities, and…