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ERIC Number: EJ532049
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-4150
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Personality, Longevity, and Successful Aging among Tokyo Metropolitan Centenarians.
Shimonaka, Yoshiko; And Others
International Journal of Aging & Human Development, v42 n3 p173-87 1996
Examined two hypotheses: (1) that androgyny and Type B behavior are related to longevity; and (2) that personality characteristics associated with longevity may also be related to successful aging. Participants were 82 centenarians (37 men, 45 women) who were compared with 605 elderly in their sixties, seventies, and eighties. Discusses study findings. (KW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age, Aging (Individuals), Androgyny, Foreign Countries, Metropolitan Areas, Old Old Adults, Older Adults, Personality, Personality Studies, Type B Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan (Tokyo)
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