Rethinking Life Satisfaction

The behavioral reality referenced in the life satisfaction measurement of old people is examined conceptually and empirically. Three questions are addressed: (1) What is the image of life and satisfaction presented to subjects in the items of the five most commonly used scales and indices? (2) How m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human organization 1983-04, Vol.42 (1), p.30-38
Hauptverfasser:	GUBRIUM, JABER F., LYNOTT, ROBERT J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Communities Elder/Elders/Elderly Ethnography Friendship Life (see also Living) Morale Nursing homes Older adults Past life regression Retirement Retirement communities Satisfaction
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Zusammenfassung:	The behavioral reality referenced in the life satisfaction measurement of old people is examined conceptually and empirically. Three questions are addressed: (1) What is the image of life and satisfaction presented to subjects in the items of the five most commonly used scales and indices? (2) How might the image enter into the process of measurement? and (3) How does the image compare with experiences of life and its satisfactions among elders revealed by studies of daily living? Concluding comments deal with issues of reconceptualization.
ISSN:	0018-7259 1938-3525
DOI:	10.17730/humo.42.1.jl6373335165873n