Role-Specific Control, Personal Meaning, and Health in Late Life
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Research on Aging
- Vol. 25 (6) , 559-586
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027503256695
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically evaluate a latent variable model that examines the relationships among role-specific control, personal meaning, and health in late life. It is hypothesized that older adults with high levels of role- specific control are likely to develop a deep sense of personal meaning. This conceptual scheme further specifies that elderly people who derive a sense of meaning will, in turn, enjoy better health than older adults who are unable to find meaning in life. Data from a nationwide survey of older people provide support for this theoretical rationale.Keywords
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