https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2024.1.23
The subject of this article is the issue of supporting the well-being of the elderly (i.e., individuals 60 and older) considered from the point of view of geragogy as a pedagogical sub-discipline that analyzes the educational aspects of old age and human aging. The purpose of the article is to show the possibilities of promoting the well-being of the elderly within the framework of the interactions of geragogues. The theoretical interpretative framework here is the concept of well-being formulated by Martin E. P. Seligman, which is based on five elements: i.e. positive emotions, positive relationships, absorption, a sense of meaning, and a sense of achievement. The concept of positive aging was also used to formulate indications for practice focused on supporting the well-being of the elderly. This is because both concepts have their origins in positive psychology and complement each other, providing extremely important inspiration for geragogy. Other social science theories are also referred to in the text, such as the theory of socio-emotional selectivity, the theory of psychosocial development, the theory of education for old age, and the theory of social support.
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