Environmental Effects on Morale in Old Age and the Resources of Health and Solvency

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An analysis is made of the effects of age-concentration of local environments on morale among the aged, controlling for health and solvency. Since health and solvency are considered as resources influencing the behavior flexibility of persons, it was hypothesized that age-concentration would be positively related to morale only when resources were poor. Data from interviews with 210 old people, 60 years and over, supported the hypothesis. Environmental variations have the greatest impact on the morale of old people with the least flexible behavior.

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