Subjective well-being in later life: Issues concerning measurement and prediction |
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Authors: | J. Kevin McNeil M. J. Stones Albert Kozma |
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Affiliation: | 1. Gerontology Centre, Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X9, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Abstract: | This paper reviews the research on the measurement and prediction of subjective well-being in later life. Psychometric data on several gerontological scales are presented in detail. Structural analyses of a variety of measures of subjective well-being are discussed and evidence for a one factor structural solution to subjective well-being is presented. Objective predictors of subjective well-being are discussed with respect to the strength of their relationships to subjective well-being. It is concluded that subjective well-being is the best predictor of itself. Evidence of temporal stability and corss-situational consistency, combined with the evidence of a one factor structural solution, suggests that subjective well-being has trait-like characteristics. Suggestions for future research are presented. |
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