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| Age identification among Yoruba aged | | Author(s) | Funmi Togonu-Bickersteth |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontology, vol 41, no 1, January 1986 |
| Pages | pp 110-113 |
| Keywords | Self esteem ; Life satisfaction ; Cross cultural surveys ; Nigeria. |
| Annotation | The study examined the influences of chronological age, number of grandchildren, and life satisfaction on age, identification of older Yoruba residents in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The sample of consisted of 440 randomly selected non-institutionalised people, age 55 and older. Data were gathered through structured interviews. The results revealed: strong predictive relationship between chronological age and age identification; a weak but significant relationship between number of grandchildren and age identification, although this relationship disappears when chronological age is controlled; and no significant relationship between age identification and life satisfaction. Differences between these findings and those reported for western samples reflect cultural differences between Yoruba and Western societies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-930423084 |
| Classmark | DPA: F:5HH: 3KA: 7MT |
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