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Influences of socioeconomic status, social network, and competence on subjective well-being in later life — a meta-analysis
Author(s)	Martin Pinquart, Silvia Sörensen
Journal title	Psychology and Aging, vol 15, no 2, June 2000
Pages	pp 187-224
Keywords	Well being ; Economic status [elderly] ; Personal relationships ; Competence ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	In this meta-analysis synthesising findings from 286 empirical studies, all three aspects of life circumstances - socioeconomic status (SES), social network, and competence - are positively associated with subjective well-being (SWB). Income is correlated more strongly with well-being than is education. The quality of social contacts show stronger association with SWB than does the quantity of social contact. Whereas having contact with friends is more strongly related to SWB than having contact with adult children, there are higher associations between life satisfaction and quality of contact with adult children compared with quality of friendships. The moderating influences of gender and age on the effects of SES, social network and competence on SWB are also investigated. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001024201 A
Classmark	D:F:5HH: F:W: DS: DPB: 64A
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