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Direct linkWard, Russell A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2013
Analyses examine change in the age people "feel" ("felt age") and "would like to be" ("ideal age") (relative to current age) in middle and later life. Data are from 1,815 respondents in two waves (1995-96, 2004-06) of the Midlife in the United States Survey (MIDUS) who were age 40+ at Wave 1. In aggregate, people feel about the same amount younger…
Descriptors: Age, National Surveys, Adults, Older Adults
Peer reviewedWard, Russell A. – Gerontologist, 1984
Suggests that the social position and value of old age are normally of little importance in the personal lives of older people, partly because of the limited salience of age within their informal networks. Factors that heighten the salience of being old may reduce well being. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age, Gerontology, Older Adults, Social Networks
