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Peer reviewedLight, Harriet K.; And Others – Research in Rural Education, 1985
The Neugarten Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA) was completed by 760 randomly selected farm residents in an upper midwest state. Significant differences were found between mean LSIA scores according to subjects' education level and income but not age or gender. Generally, as education and income level increased, life satisfaction increased. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Demography, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Linder, Fredric; And Others – 1985
The relationship between locus of control and value orientation was studied in adult teacher education majors. The Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale and Rokeach Value Survey were administered to 413 undergraduate and graduate students ranging in age from 18 years to over 50. Demographic data were also collected. The results showed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Education Majors, Females, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedJones, J.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1996
"Living in a Supervised Home: A Questionnaire on Quality of Life" was used to study the relationship between age, disability, and the quality of life of 57 older adults with mental retardation. Results indicated that age was associated with greater self-help skills but more mobility and continence problems; also, age was positively associated with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Group Homes, Mental Retardation, Older Adults
Aldous, Joan; And Others – 1985
Studies conducted in the 1960s (Aldous and Hill, 1969) examining the quality of life in families based on their affective and financial resources identified the childbearing stage and the stage when adolescents were present as especially stressful periods. Findings from the 1978 Quality of American Life survey (Campbell and Converse, 1980) were…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Age Differences, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis
