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Life satisfaction among the very old — a survey on a cognitively intact sample aged 90 years or above
Author(s)	Pernilla K Hillerås, Anthony F Jorm, Agneta Herlitz
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 52, no 1, 2001
Pages	pp 71-90
Keywords	Nonagenarians ; Life satisfaction ; Social surveys ; Sweden.
Annotation	105 very old people aged 90+ who were not cognitively impaired, living in the inner part of Stockholm, Sweden were assessed (as part of the Kungsholmen Project) for factors influencing their life satisfaction using the Life Satisfaction Index-B (LSI-B) and the Life Satisfaction Index-Z (LSI-Z). Information about life events, activities, personality and social contacts were collected to determine their relative influence on life satisfaction. Factors associated with life satisfaction were also investigated in a content analysis, to find out what older people themselves believe gives them life satisfaction. Health and an emotionally stable personality were, independently of other factors, the most important. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010419205 A
Classmark	BBR: F:5HH: 3F: 76P
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