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| Subjective quality of life, perceived control and dispositional optimism among older people | | Author(s) | Elise Maher, Robert A Cummins |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20, no 3, September 2001 |
| Pages | pp 139-146 |
| Keywords | Quality of life ; Life satisfaction ; Attitude ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25] ; Comparison ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Older and younger Australians' levels of subjective quality of life (QOL) and control strategies are compared. Based on the homeostatic properties of subjective QOL, older people's subjective QOL is expected to be no different from their younger counterparts. 100 older people (mean age 75.6) and 107 younger people (mean age 20.1) completed a self-report survey. Both groups had a level of subjective QOL within the normal range. The older group reported higher levels of secondary control and optimism, and had similar levels of primary control as the younger group. Primary control and optimism predicted subjective QOL for both groups. Secondary control was a significant predictor for the younger group; however, it was only marginally significant for the older group. Optimism accounted for the most subjective QOL variance for both groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020228205 A |
| Classmark | F:59: F:5HH: DP: BB: SD6: 48: 7YA |
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