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Subjective well-being among the old-old — the role of health, personality and social support
Author(s)	Ruth Landau, Howard Litwin
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 52, no 4, 2001
Pages	pp 265-280
Keywords	Well being ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Informal care ; Social surveys ; Israel.
Annotation	Three different measures of well-being - mental health, self-reported health, and life satisfaction - are examined among the old-old in Israel. A sample of 194 European-born people aged 75+ in the Tel Aviv area was administered a structured questionnaire in personal interviews. Findings confirm that the relationship between background variables, physical capacity and well-being is differentially mediated by the psychosocial resources, with different variable combinations predicting each of the respective facets of well-being. Moreover, the relative strength of the relationships between locus of control and social network supportiveness and well-being indicate that among the oldest-old, personality factors may be more consequential than social resources for one's well-being. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010807201 A
Classmark	D:F:5HH: CC: D: F:5HH: P6: 3F: 7H6
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