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Specht, Jule; Egloff, Boris; Schmukle, Stefan C. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Perceived control is an important variable for various demands involved in successful aging. However, perceived control is not set in stone but rather changes throughout the life course. The aim of this study was to identify cross-sectional age differences and longitudinal mean-level changes as well as rank-order changes in perceived control with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Structural Equation Models, Gender Differences, Aging (Individuals)
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Headey, Bruce; Grabka, Markus M. – Social Indicators Research, 2007
The German and Australian "longitudinal" surveys analysed here are the first national representative surveys to show that (1) people who continuously own a pet are the healthiest group and (2) people who cease to have a pet or never had one are less healthy. Most previous studies which have claimed that pets confer health benefits were…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Academic Achievement, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries