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Well-being in Canadian seniors — findings from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
Author(s)	Philippa J Clarke, Victor W Marshall, Carol D Ryff
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 19, no 2, Summer 2000
Pages	pp 139-159
Keywords	Mental health [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Health [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	While ageing is associated with increased health problems and disability, most older people subjectively rate their health positively. This paper uses data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA), a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 65s living in the community or in institutions. Subjective well-being is described with reference to the Ryff multi-dimensional measure of well-being. Older Canadians' well-being is robust in terms of the dimensions of autonomy, which is resilient to the physical and social circumstances of later life. But, as they age, they experience declines in their sense of purpose in life and opportunities for personal growth due, in part, to socio-economic factors. Good health and functional status are important for their sense of mastery in their surroundings. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001113223 A
Classmark	D: F:5HH: CC: 3J: 7S
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