Trajectories and covariates of life satisfaction among older adults in Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 210-216

  Hsu, Hui Chuan ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Group based trajectory analysis; Life satisfaction; Longitudinal studies; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ECONOMIC VARIABLE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH VARIABLE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION TRAJECTORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL VARIABLE; PHYSICAL VARIABLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VARIABLE; SPOUSE; TAIWAN; TAIWANESE; TIME CONSTANT VARIABLE; TIME VARYING VARIABLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861186832     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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