Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ461754
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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As Old as You Feel: Age Identity in Middle and Later Life.
Logan, John R.; And Others
Social Forces, v71 n2 p451-67 Dec 1992
Interviewed 1,200 adults aged 40 and older to study age identity (labels reflecting self-perception in terms of age) and its relationship to well-being. Chronological age, poor health, and widow or divorce status are associated with older age identity. Having children is related to middle-aged identity. (KS)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Health, Labeling (of Persons), Life Satisfaction, Self Concept, Well Being
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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