Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ462045
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Reflections of the Past: New Variables Affecting Life Satisfaction in Later Life.
DeGenova, Mary Kay
Educational Gerontology, v19 n3 p191-201 Apr-May 1993
When 122 of 200 retired persons completed the Life Review Index, life revision (desire to change the past) and regret were more significant predictors of life satisfaction than income. Reminiscence was negatively related to satisfaction for married persons and positively related for those without spouses. (SK)
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Marital Status, Older Adults, Reminiscence, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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