Prof. Monika Ardelt
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32Years (1995-Present)
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View All Publications1 May 2003 in Research on Aging
Journal Article
Monika ArdeltAlthough wisdom is thought to be a strong predictor for many attributes of aging well, the concept of wisdom still lacks a comprehensive, directly testable scale. Quantitative and qualitative interviews with a sample of 180 older adults (age 52-plus) were conducted to develop a three-dimensional wisdom scale (3D-WS) and to test its validity and reliability. Wisdom was operationalized and measured as a latent variable with cognitive, reflective, and affective effect indicators. Respondents completed a self-administered questionnaire, which included 114 items from existing scales and 18 newly developed items to assess the three dimensions of wisdom. The final version of the 3D-WS consists of 14 items for the cognitive, 12 for the reflective, and 13 for the affective component of wisdom. Results indicate that the 3D-WS can be considered a reliable and valid instrument and a promising measure of the latent variable wisdom in large, standardized surveys of older populations.
7 September 2004 in Human Development
Journal Article
Monika ArdeltPaul B. Baltes and his colleagues, who are among the most prominent contemporary wisdom researchers, define wisdom as ‘expert knowledge in the domain fundamental pragmatics of life.’ By contrast, this article argues that the definition, operationalization, and measurement of wisdom should not be reduced to expertise and that the term wisdom should be reserved for wise persons rather than expert knowledge. In fact, evidence from their research confirms that Baltes et al. primarily assess expert or intellectual knowledge in the wisdom domain ‘fundamental pragmatics of life’ rather than how wise people are. As an alternative, a model of wisdom is presented that defines, operationalizes, and measures wisdom as an integration of cognitive, reflective, and affective personality characteristics.
1 August 1995 in Journal of Marriage and Family
Journal Article
GEGlen H. Elder
Glen H. Elder
JEJacquelynne S. Eccles
Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Monika ArdeltSLSarah Lord
Sarah Lord
30 June 2003 in Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging
Journal Article
Monika ArdeltPDPh D
Ph D
Although religiosity tends to help older people to cope with physical and social losses, not all studies find a significant association between religious involvement and well-being in old age. It might be that primarily the intrinsic rather than the extrinsic aspect of religiosity is responsible for the positive effect of religiosity on well-being. Using a sample of 103 community dwelling older adults (58+), multivariate regression analyses showed that purpose in life rather than extrinsic or intrinsic religious orientation was positively related to elders' subjective well-being and negatively associated with fear of death and death avoidance. Moreover, extrinsic religious orientation had a positive effect on fear of death and death avoidance. Intrinsic religious orientation was positively related to approach acceptance of death. Frequency of shared spiritual activities and religious affiliation were unrelated to subjective well-being but positively related to death avoidance and fear of death, r...
About Me
Monika Ardelt,
Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Criminology
& Law at the University of Florida. She received her Diplom (M.A.) in
Sociology from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main in
Germany and her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, USA. She is a Brookdale National Fellow, a Positive Psychology
Templeton Senior Fellow, and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
Dr. Ardelt is the developer of the widely used Three-Dimensional Wisdom
Scale (3D-WS; Ardelt, 2003), based on the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Model
(3D-WM), Th co-editor of the book Faith
and Well-Being in Late Life: Linking Theories with Evidence in an
Interdisciplinary Inquiry (2009), a deputy editor
of the Journal of Family Issues,
and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Aging Studies, Research in Human Development, and the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
Dr. Ardelt has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in the
area of successful human development across the life course with particular
emphasis on the relations between wisdom, flourishing, well-being, spirituality,
aging well, and dying well. She also studies the characteristics of wise
organizations and wise leadership and how they affect employees’ work-related
and personal well-being.