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van Dierendonck, Dirk; Diaz, Dario; Rodriguez-Carvajal, Raquel; Blanco, Amalio; Moreno-Jimenez, Bernardo – Social Indicators Research, 2008
This article aims to provide researchers interested in using Ryff's Scales of Psychological Wellbeing with additional information to make an informed decision on the scales and items to use. It builds on the discussion in the literature on the six factor structure of this measure. An alternative shortened version of this wellbeing measure (Van…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Psychology
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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
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Orte, Carmen; March, Marti X.; Vives, Margarita – Educational Gerontology, 2007
In addition to educating and extending knowledge, university programs for seniors, at least the university program for seniors at the University of the Balearic Islands during the period analyzed, also fulfil physical and psychological health-related functions specifically related to our analysis of social support. This article reaches several…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Quality of Life, Older Adults, Foreign Countries