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Peer reviewedDePaola, Stephen J.; Ebersole, Peter – International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1995
Gathered essays from 53 elderly nursing home residents about the strongest meaning in their lives. Most reported family relationships as central, followed by pleasure, and then health. Analysis showed significant differences between residents' and younger adults' types of meaning. Residents did not reveal an absence of meaning in their lives. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Classification
