Although the concept of “active aging” has been widely used as a framework to underpin an optimistic view of aging, few studies have focused on the activities it encompasses and what participants learn. The aim of this study was to explore and compare the learning outcomes acquired from different active aging activities. A sample of 448 people aged 60 years and older participated in the study. The vast majority of participants stated that they had learned something valuable from their involvement in the active aging activity. Content analysis showed two main types of learning: self-focused learning and other-focused learning, whose frequency differed depending on the activity in which participants were engaged. The results of this study show the complexity of the concept of active aging and the need to diversify actions to promote each of the activities included in this framework, based on the type of learning acquired.

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积极的老龄化和学习成果：老年人可以从参与中学到什么？

尽管“主动衰老”的概念已被广泛用作对衰老持乐观态度的框架，但很少有研究关注其所涵盖的活动以及参与者学到的知识。这项研究的目的是探索和比较从不同的活跃衰老活动中获得的学习成果。样本448名60岁及以上的人参加了该研究。绝大多数参与者说，他们从积极参与的衰老活动中学到了一些有价值的东西。内容分析显示了两种主要的学习类型：自我学习和其他学习，其频率根据参加者的活动而有所不同。