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| Life-lines of Finnish people aged 83-87 | | Author(s) | Sanna Takkinen, Timo Suutama |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 59, no 4, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 339-362 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Life span ; Octogenarians ; Drawing ; Quality of life ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Finland. |
| Annotation | As part of the Evergreen Project in Finland, 78 people aged 83-87 were asked to draw a life-line showing the intensity of positive and negative affects during the course of life, after which they were interviewed concerning the major life events on the life-line. The shape of the life-line was analysed by calculating the level, trend and variance, also maximum and minimum points. Content analysis of the life-lines was based on self-reports concerning the major life events and on the most positive and negative periods in life. Drawings showed a mainly upward trend. On average, women drew the line on a slightly higher level than men. Inter-individual variance was greatest in early childhood and old age, and smallest in middle age, whereas intra-individual variance was greatest in early adulthood and smallest in old age. Most of the lowest points were located in childhood and the highest points in the present (old age). The densest period in terms of the location of major life events and their affective meaning was youth and young adulthood (15-30 years). The most frequently expressed contents of the life-line dealt with human relationships and school for women, and work-related issues and war for men. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050113204 A |
| Classmark | BG6: BBM: HA: F:59: DP: 3F: 76L |
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