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ERIC Number: EJ270918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982-Nov
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Self-Conception and Life Satisfaction: Integrating Aged Subculture and Activity Theory.
McClelland, Kent A.
Journal of Gerontology, v37 n6 p723-32 Nov 1982
Integrates the traditional activity theory explanation of adjustment to aging with the aged subculture theory advanced by Rose. A path model to data from two subsamples of older adults. Self-conception is shown to be an important intervening variable between social activity and life satisfaction. (Author)
Descriptors: Activities, Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Life Satisfaction, Models, Older Adults, Predictor Variables, Self Concept, Social Life, Subcultures
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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