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| Sources of personal meaning in a sample of young-old and old-old Israelis | | Author(s) | Leora Bar-Tur, Edward Prager |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 21, no 2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 59-75 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Young elderly ; Octogenarians ; Living in the community ; Institutional accommodation ; Life satisfaction ; Social surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | Sources of meaning of life were studied for 210 elderly Israelis, looking at differences between 106 old-old (mean age 87) and 104 young-old (mean age 71). Two sets of comparisons were made: between the old-old and young old living in the community, and between the old-old living in the community and the old-old living in an institutional facility. Using the 16-item Sources of Meaning: profile (SOMP), the authors found that there were few significant differences between the young-old and the old-old community dwellers. The findings point to significant differences in sources and depth or 'strength' of meaning between old-old community and institution dwellers. The findings are discussed with reference to adjustment to the institutional environment in general and to activity participation in particular. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970310004 A |
| Classmark | BBA: BBM: K4: KV: F:5HH: 3F: 7H6 |
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