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Chellam, Grace – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Discusses the theoretical proposition that adolescent-young adults and the retired-aging bear a symmetrical relationship in terms of psycho-social propensities and "social location." Respondents from two age groups reflected personal views of goals, values, and satisfaction and stresses of life as they experienced it. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries
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Stones, M. J.; Kozma, A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Conclusions were that: (1) meanings of mental health constructs cluster differently depending on the analysis; (2) happiness may be considered the most apposite representative of the mental health constructs employed by gerontologists; and (3) contemporary models of happiness favor neither the expansionist nor contractionist positions as a means…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Foreign Countries, Gerontology, Happiness