Life Satisfaction in Elderly Nigerians: Reliability and Factor Composition of the Life Satisfaction Index Z
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 21 (4) , 256-261
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/21.4.256
Abstract
Life satisfaction Index Z was administered to 945 persons aged 60 years and over in a community survey in rural and urban locations in South-Western Nigeria. Life Satisfaction Index scores correlated significantly with items on self-assessed health, loneliness, sex (women having a higher mean score) and location. Items that measure social contact, such as marital Status, proximity of nearest child, and frequency of seeing close friends, did not correlate at a significant level.Keywords
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