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| Predictors of life satisfaction in frail elderly | | Author(s) | Soleman H Abu-Bader, Anissa Rogers, Amanda S Barusch |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 38, no 3, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 3-18 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Poor elderly ; Life satisfaction ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Attitude ; Informal care ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A random sample of 99 low-income frail older Americans living in the community was interviewed to ascertain the relationship between life satisfaction and physical status, emotional health, social support and locus of control. Almost 40% of participants reported high levels of life satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis identified four significant predictors of life satisfaction: perceived physical health, social support, emotional balance, and locus of control. Physical health emerged as the most significant predictor of life satisfaction, accounting for 14% of the variance. Social support, emotional balance and locus of control each accounted for an additional 6% of the variance in life satisfaction. All four predictors explained 32% (r=.57) of the total variance in life satisfaction. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030425202 A |
| Classmark | F:W6: F:5HH: CC: D: DP: P6: 49: 7T |
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