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Contribution of education to health and life satisfaction in older adults mediated by negative affect
Author(s)Suzanne Meeks, Stanley A Murrell
Journal titleJournal of Aging and Health, vol 13, no 1, February 2001
Pagespp 92-119
KeywordsEducational status [elderly] ; Depression ; Health [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Correlation ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe authors developed a model of relationships between two enduring attributes (educational attainment and negative affect) and two indicators of successful ageing (health and life satisfaction). 1,177 participants (age 55+) were interviewed 4 times at 6-month intervals. Structural equation models were developed based on the authors' hypothetical model proposing a mediating effect of negative affect between health and successful ageing. As predicted, health and negative affect were both directly related to health and life satisfaction; and negative affect mediated the relationship between education and successful ageing indicators. Education thus appears to confer a lifelong advantage for healthy ageing. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010731205 A
ClassmarkF:V: ENR: CC: F:5HH: 49: 7T

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