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Exploring the relationships between creativity, depression and successful aging
Author(s)Meredith Flood
Journal titleActivities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 31, no 1, 2006
Pagespp 55-72
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsCognitive processes ; Depression ; Well being ; Quality of life ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationIn this cross-sectional, multi-site study, 152 participants completed a demographic form, the Life Satisfaction Inventory - a Purpose in Life Test, the Similes Preference Inventory, and the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-SF). Level of depressive symptoms appeared to have a moderating effect on the relationship of creativity to successful ageing. Significant differences in creativity, depressive symptoms, and successful ageing were found by racial group and educational level. These findings underscore the need for investigating the effects of creative activities on older people, and for testing the effects of customised interventions on depression and successful ageing in older people. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-071126206 A
ClassmarkDA: ENR: D:F:5HH: F:59: 3KB: 7T

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