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Peer reviewedThomas, L. Eugene – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991
Interviewed Hindu religious renunciates living in Varanasi and Pondicherry, India. Analysis of excerpts from three representative interviews indicated that these men rated as highly mature by Western developmental models, but Western correlates of life satisfaction were not found to hold for these men. Considers implications for Western aging,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Death, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Direct linkCarmel, Sara; Bernstein, Judith H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the well-established gender differences in physical and psychosocial well being in adulthood persist throughout different age groups of elderly persons, in order to support one of two opposing hypotheses: the convergence and divergence hypotheses. Data were collected by structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Well Being, Physical Health
Uotinen, Virpi; Suutama, Timo; Ruoppila, Isto – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
A person-oriented approach was used in a study of age identification among community-dwelling older people. The study was based on 8-year follow-up data; 843 persons aged 65-84 were involved in the first phase of the study, and 426 persons aged 73-92, in the second phase. Loosely, on the basis of the distinction between successful, usual, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Identification (Psychology), Older Adults, Aging (Individuals)
