This article explicates the factors promoting successful aging and greater psychological wellbeing in the last course of human life. We explored self-compassion, successful aging and wellbeing outcomes in 264 individuals aged 60–96 years (M = 70) residing in Turkey. The major finding of the study is that self-compassion, resilience, perceived psychological and physiological health and age predicted successful aging. The results of the path analysis showed that self-compassion and resilience mediated the effect of attitude towards aging and satisfaction with life on successful aging. The implications of the study are beneficial to policy makers, social work practitioners, clinicians and researchers creating preventative measures and long term solutions.

本文阐述了在人类生命的最后过程中促进成功衰老和改善心理健康的因素。我们探索了 居住在土耳其的264位60-96岁（M = 70）的个体的自我同情，成功的衰老和健康状况。该研究的主要发现是自我同情，韧性，感知的心理和生理健康以及年龄预示着成功的衰老。路径分析的结果表明，自我同情和适应能力介导了对衰老的态度和对生活的满意度对成功衰老的影响。该研究的意义对制定预防措施和长期解决方案的决策者，社会工作从业人员，临床医生和研究人员都是有益的。