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Attachment style and well-being in elderly adults — a preliminary investigation
Author(s)	Jeffrey Dean Webster
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 16, no 1, Spring 1997
Pages	pp 101-111
Keywords	Personal relationships ; Well being ; Attitude ; Canada.
Annotation	A summary of previous studies on the relationship between attachment styles and subjective well-being in late adulthood precedes this current study, in which 76 older people (mean age 67.9 years) completed the Relationship Questionnaire (a measure of attachment styles), the MUNSH (a measure of subjective well-being), and ratings of perceived health and marital status. Results indicated that both health and attachment style produced significant main effects, but no interaction, on well-being. Specifically, healthy individuals were happier than unhealthy ones; participants with secure and dismissive attachment styles were significantly happier than those classified as fearful. The distribution of attachment style classification across secure, pre-occupied, fearful and dismissive styles showed differences compared to previous research with younger adults. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-970821290 A
Classmark	DS: D:F:5HH: DP: 7S
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