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Correlates of successful aging — are they universal?
Author(s)	Howard Litwin
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 61, no 4, 2005
Pages	pp 313-334
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Life satisfaction ; Health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Activities of older people ; Jewish ; Arab ; Immigrants ; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ; Comparison ; Israel.
Annotation	The analysis compared differing correlates of life satisfaction for three different ethnic groups in Israel, examining background and health status variables, social environment factors, and activity indicators. Multiple regression analysis revealed that veteran Jewish-Israelis (n=2,043) had the largest set of predictors, the strongest of which was health status. Among Arab-Israelis (n=609), social visitation served as as significant base for life satisfaction. Among the new immigration group of 751 from the former Soviet Union, the predictors reflected the search for social ties beyond the immediate family. The analysis underscores the universal basis of successful ageing, especially the contribution of health status. However, it also clarifies that the specific components of some of the general categories of predictors work in different ways among different population groups. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051214204 A
Classmark	F:5HH: CC: F: G: TKS: TKR: TJ: 7AA: 48: 7H6
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