A Factor Analysis of Life Satisfaction, Adjustment and Morale Measures with Elderly Adults
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Aging & Human Development
- Vol. 11 (1) , 35-43
- https://doi.org/10.2190/gplc-fkmw-ryda-5kkc
Abstract
Seven frequently used measures of life satisfaction, adjustment and morale were subjected to the techniques of construct validation. Data for the analysis was obtained from 259 people over the age of sixty who represented three clusters: nursing home residents, homebound older people and “community” aged. The data were analyzed through Alpha factor analysis methods. Items from six of the seven measures were found on the two factors that best represented the conceptual area of life satisfaction.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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