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The Impact of Different Types of Resource Transfers on Individual Wellbeing: An Analysis of Quality of Life Using CASP-12
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Ateca-Amestoy, Victoria; Ugidos, Arantza – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This paper uses data for Spain from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (release 2.3.1) to model the determinants of the quality of life of the elderly, paying special attention to their intergenerational relations. The aim is to study CASP-12 (a social functional index) and explore the effect of interdependency in terms of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Older Adults, Public Policy
Social Support, Psychological Well-Being, and Health among the Elderly
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Portero, Cristina Fernandez; Oliva, Alfredo – Educational Gerontology, 2007
This article is based on the influence that participation in the Third Age University Program has on the health and well-being of the elderly and with the mediation of social support. The data were obtained from a longitudinal study of 147 elderly students of the Third Age University of Seville (Spain). The hypothesis was that the elders who…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Mental Health
Subjective Well-Being Measures: Reliability and Validity among Spanish Elders.
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Stock, William A.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1994
Translated Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, Life Satisfaction Index, and Affect Balance Scale into Castilian Spanish and Catalan and obtained responses to instruments from 151 elderly persons living in Spain. Reliability estimates for Life Satisfaction Index and Affect Balance subscales were comparable to those for English-speaking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Test Reliability