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| The significance of personality factors for various dimensions of life quality among older people | | Author(s) | M Hagberg, B Hagberg, B-I Saveman |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 6, no 2, May 2002 |
| Pages | pp 178-185 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Measurement ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Quality of life has various dimensions with multiple meanings for people. Several studies show a correlation between personality and life quality, in particular the way in which multi-dimensional conceptualisation of personality relates to a multi-dimensional definition of life quality. In this Swedish study, 78 older people completed the Lund Gerontology Centre's Life Quality Questionnaire (LGC), and a personality questionnaire, the Gordon Personal Profile Inventory (GP:A). Discriminant analysis showed that various personality characteristics related to different aspects of life quality. Vigour alone predicted current quality of life, while emotional stability was related to psychological well-being and satisfaction with significant relationships. Ascendancy and ability to maintain personal relationships were related to an optimistic outlook on life and absence of psychosomatic symptoms. Original thinking and sociability related to increased psychosomatic symptoms, and sociability also correlated negatively with satisfaction with significant relationships. The results support the idea that various personality characteristics are related to various life quality dimensions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020613214 A |
| Classmark | D: F:59: 3R: 76P |
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